RREI 07
Chapter 07
The single room ward was very quiet. The floor was high enough, hence they didn't need to worry about the reporters taking photos. The curtains of the room were pulled up, and from the window, one could see the sky was as blue as water.
Xu Zhen's feet were lifted high, his hands were covered with bandages, his neck was still covered with neck guards, his face was bruised to the present, and one of his back teeth was missing. Cao Dingkun's strength was great. At that time, when the real fight broke out, Cao Dingkun didn't even have a tiny bit of hesitation to drop the bat on him. Each hit he waved was as if he wanted to beat Xu Zhen out of half of his life.
In order not to let the news out, Su Shengbai was extremely careful these days. The explanation given to the public was that Xu Zhen fell seriously ill due to Cao Dingkun's accidental death, so this obviously traumatic picture must not be revealed, for Xu Zhen's sake and for himself.
Su Sheng walked in with light hands and feet, and his eyes fell on the man who was leaning on the bedhead with a very hard posture.
Xu Zhen did not look up at him. Instead, he placed a thick album on his suspended leg and stared at it wholeheartedly. Su Shengbai lets the guard cleaned up the flowers littered on the ground.
He glanced at the pile of flowers, gave a few inaudible grunts, and sat down gently against the edge of the bed: "Xu ge..."
Xu Zhen neither moved nor lift his head, the voice was cold: "If you have something then speak, if not get lost."
Su Shengbai's eyes turned red instantly: "Are you still blaming me?"
"Is it interesting to ask this?" Xu Zhen's hands still moving slowly to caress Cao Dingkun's smiling face in the album, and his fingertips trembled. If it wasn't for Su Shengbai, he would play an important role in 《Assassin》at that time. If it wasn't for the scandal of same-sex lovers fighting and killing each other that would be enough to break his reputation, how could he let go of the murderer who knocked Cao Dingkun down the cliff?.....
With a sudden tremor in his heart, he hurriedly expelled all the pictures from his mind and closed his eyes: "Alright, say it already, what's wrong with the movie?"
Oh, how many grievances his career even had that couldn't be compared to other things? Su Shengbai cleverly hid his disdain and replied with a kind of grievance: "We doesn't have enough budget. With the remaining investment now, to smoothly shoot《Assassin》with the original quality is not enough."
"How can it not be enough?" Xu Zhen got excited. "That's more than one billion!"
"But we spend a lot of money on big scenes. In the later stage, the special effects team will also use a large sum of money. Moreover, the rental of any equipment should be the most advanced at present, and a whole scenic spot should be rented. The requirement of shooting in the deep mountains is also very high for the crew... " Su Shengbai broke it off for him to calculate, "And the remuneration of the actors since...... Since before this we had decided to let Cao ge be the number one male lead. Brother Cao doesn't get paid, but now, in his absence, his role will be played by someone else... "
Su Shengbai finally stammered: "For artists of the same quality as Cao ge, the pay should be at least seven or eight figures higher. It cost a lot of money to delay the shooting these days. Roughly speaking, we may have to add another 15 million or so to ensure the shooting will be out of hitch in the whole process."
Fifteen million.
Xu Zhen clenched his fist and shouted at Su Shengbai with red eyes: "It's all because of you...!" If Su Shengbai didn't kill Cao Dingkun, how could they face such a dilemma? Cao Dingkun's acting skill is one of the best in the circle, and only his presence could show the feeling that Xu Zhen really wanted to convey. Now with the death of Cao Dingkun, he also took away the living protagonist in his mind. He had prepared for《Assassin》for so long and had paid so much, even for the quality of the film, the level of the leading role could never be adjusted. But what was the price of such an artist? This one more than 100 million yuan had included all the funds that Xu Zhen and Cao Dingkun could use. It's impossible for him to fork out more money. Cao Dingkun still had some valuable real estate, but after his death, it had no connection with Xu Zhen.
Although they were married, the marriage relationship was not recognized by domestic laws, and there was no Chinese character on that certificate. The reason why Cao Dingkun often thought about it was that because it represented a different kind of authority.
Su Shengbai's eyes were thoroughly red, and he looked at him with tears: "Is it all my fault? If it wasn't for me, you wouldn't even be able to keep that 100 million yuan! "
Xu Zhen was stabbed on his sore spot. He grabbed the album and smashed it at Su Shengbai while trembling angrily: "Scram!!!"
Su Shengbai got up to dodge the album, clenched his fist, stared at Xu Zhen and said: "Xu ge, have you forgotten? Am I not making the movie for you! How much risk did I take to keep this money for you, don't you know it? Now you put all the blame on me, is this fair to me? I'm very sad too! Cao ge has helped me so much. I treat him as my brother in my heart. Do you know how guilty I was when I went to bed with you on his back? If not because I love you too much, why should I lowered my position so low? When he fell down the cliff, my heart was dripping blood, you know? I gave up my only family for you. You really can't see my devotion to you at all? "
Xu Zhen trembled fiercely, and his eyes also full of tears staring at each other, but subconsciously and slowly calmed down.
Yes, Su Shengbai didn't get paid for the role and the ending song. How could he forget that?
It's also a large expenditure. Now there was a big vacancy in the investment after Cao Dingkun after left. If even he left with the investment, the ill-fated play of 《Assassin》 would really die.
He stared at Su Shengbai closely, and the hatred and disgust in his eyes were gradually replaced by calmness.
He looked back as if the angry man just now wasn't him at all: "What about the sponsors? If it really won't do, go and get some sponsors. "
Su Shengbai was not surprised by his compromise. He smiled in his heart, and his tears immediately went back: "We've all tried to understand the intention, but the sponsors are not charity. Several of them are willing to invest, but they all have the requirements of using their own actors and embedding advertisements."
"Out of the question." Xu Zhen firmly refused Su Shengbai's probing. "I just want every detail of this play to be in line with what's in my mind. What will become of it when other people and ads are crammed in?"
Su Shengbai didn't agree with the solution either. Hearing this, he immediately sighed: "There is only another way."
"What can we do?"
"Public casting audition." Su Shengbai gazed into Xu Zhen's eyes. "In the name of fulfilling Cao ge's wish, we have an open audition. Cao ge made a lot of publicity for 《Assassin》 before he died. People inside and outside the circle know how much he cares about the play. His popularity and reputation are well-known. If we move him out to make a gimmick, it will definitely cause a great sensation and response. "
He paused, somewhat worried that Xu Zhen would not accept his idea of using Cao Dingkun. Unexpectedly, Xu Zhen only twisted his face for a moment when he mentioned using Cao Dingkun as a gimmick, and then calmly began to listen.
His despise for the man increased: "In a word, our purpose is not to find any suitable artists, but if the plan is successful, there will be companies that agree to invest in order to have a positive image, and we will have funds to invite famous actors. The publicity of 《Assassin》 is already in place, and there will be box office guarantee when it is released. Using one stone to kill two birds. "
In fact, it's using one stone to kill three birds. Cao Dingkun's network and foundation were very wide in the circle. In his name, Su Shengbai could invite many celebrities who have cooperated with him before his death to participate in the auditions, which was also a very valuable opportunity for him to expand his contacts.
Xu Zhen also thought of this opportunity. His eyes suddenly became cold. He raised his eyes and observed Su Shengbai. Su Shengbai's image in his heart had always been cute, clean, timid and pure like a rabbit, while Cao Dingkun's resourcefulness and fortitude seemed to be two extremes in comparison. Otherwise, he would not have the courage to cheat with Su Shengbai on the premise that Cao Dingkun's eyes that could not contain sand. But now it seemed that he underestimated the young man.
Su Shengbai still looked at him with timid eyes, and the expression on his face was innocent as if the idea of betraying the "elder brother" to be killed by himself had nothing to do with him. Xu Zhen heart suddenly felt a chill.
"How is it?" Su Shengbai saw the other side's silence, breaks the embarrassment by opening his mouth, and guided Xu Zhen with one step along the way. "Xu ge, don't think too much. Cao ge's accident has nothing to do with you. If he wants to hate, he will hate me. He loved you so much in his heart. I believe that he would like to see you achieve your dream from the afterworld. As for retribution, it'll be on me. I deserve it. "
He was very sure that the other side would agree to his proposal, but in this way, his pure image in the other side's heart would surely be flawed. But what of it? From the moment when he decided to kill Cao Dingkun, he knew that he and Xu Zhen would not have a future. However, he did not regret that after being caught in bed even if it was beyond his expectation. It was much better than letting Cao Dingkun survive to press him back to the bottom of the valley from the position he climbed with much difficulty. He had too many handles on Xu Zhen. Even for his own future, Xu Zhen would dare not do anything to him. After this movie, he and Xu Zhen only need to keep the politeness on the surface.
Xu Zhen stared into his eyes, then slowly moved his eyes away, as if he had made such a difficult decision, and tightly squeezed his fist.
"Make a detailed plan of the activity and show it to me then." Xu Zhen gently opened his mouth and told himself over and over again that he was not the only one who devoted himself to the film. Cao Dingkun also had high hopes for it at the beginning. Cao Dingkun would be happy if he could shoot it successfully, right?
δΈ€It's true that they used to love each other so much. How could they let all their feelings disappear because of one infidelity?
As for himself......
Xu Zhen bowed again, and his eyes fall on the album just thrown out and lying in the corner. On the opened page, Cao Dingkun was looking straight at the camera with a bright smile. His compelling charm gives him a kind of suffocating oppression. He will use his life to repent his betrayal of Cao Dingkun.
Translator's corner
This chapter is too disgusting to translate istg. Don't know how many times I cursed to finish it
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The single room ward was very quiet. The floor was high enough, hence they didn't need to worry about the reporters taking photos. The curtains of the room were pulled up, and from the window, one could see the sky was as blue as water.
Xu Zhen's feet were lifted high, his hands were covered with bandages, his neck was still covered with neck guards, his face was bruised to the present, and one of his back teeth was missing. Cao Dingkun's strength was great. At that time, when the real fight broke out, Cao Dingkun didn't even have a tiny bit of hesitation to drop the bat on him. Each hit he waved was as if he wanted to beat Xu Zhen out of half of his life.
In order not to let the news out, Su Shengbai was extremely careful these days. The explanation given to the public was that Xu Zhen fell seriously ill due to Cao Dingkun's accidental death, so this obviously traumatic picture must not be revealed, for Xu Zhen's sake and for himself.
Su Sheng walked in with light hands and feet, and his eyes fell on the man who was leaning on the bedhead with a very hard posture.
Xu Zhen did not look up at him. Instead, he placed a thick album on his suspended leg and stared at it wholeheartedly. Su Shengbai lets the guard cleaned up the flowers littered on the ground.
He glanced at the pile of flowers, gave a few inaudible grunts, and sat down gently against the edge of the bed: "Xu ge..."
Xu Zhen neither moved nor lift his head, the voice was cold: "If you have something then speak, if not get lost."
Su Shengbai's eyes turned red instantly: "Are you still blaming me?"
"Is it interesting to ask this?" Xu Zhen's hands still moving slowly to caress Cao Dingkun's smiling face in the album, and his fingertips trembled. If it wasn't for Su Shengbai, he would play an important role in 《Assassin》at that time. If it wasn't for the scandal of same-sex lovers fighting and killing each other that would be enough to break his reputation, how could he let go of the murderer who knocked Cao Dingkun down the cliff?.....
With a sudden tremor in his heart, he hurriedly expelled all the pictures from his mind and closed his eyes: "Alright, say it already, what's wrong with the movie?"
Oh, how many grievances his career even had that couldn't be compared to other things? Su Shengbai cleverly hid his disdain and replied with a kind of grievance: "We doesn't have enough budget. With the remaining investment now, to smoothly shoot《Assassin》with the original quality is not enough."
"How can it not be enough?" Xu Zhen got excited. "That's more than one billion!"
"But we spend a lot of money on big scenes. In the later stage, the special effects team will also use a large sum of money. Moreover, the rental of any equipment should be the most advanced at present, and a whole scenic spot should be rented. The requirement of shooting in the deep mountains is also very high for the crew... " Su Shengbai broke it off for him to calculate, "And the remuneration of the actors since...... Since before this we had decided to let Cao ge be the number one male lead. Brother Cao doesn't get paid, but now, in his absence, his role will be played by someone else... "
Su Shengbai finally stammered: "For artists of the same quality as Cao ge, the pay should be at least seven or eight figures higher. It cost a lot of money to delay the shooting these days. Roughly speaking, we may have to add another 15 million or so to ensure the shooting will be out of hitch in the whole process."
Fifteen million.
Xu Zhen clenched his fist and shouted at Su Shengbai with red eyes: "It's all because of you...!" If Su Shengbai didn't kill Cao Dingkun, how could they face such a dilemma? Cao Dingkun's acting skill is one of the best in the circle, and only his presence could show the feeling that Xu Zhen really wanted to convey. Now with the death of Cao Dingkun, he also took away the living protagonist in his mind. He had prepared for《Assassin》for so long and had paid so much, even for the quality of the film, the level of the leading role could never be adjusted. But what was the price of such an artist? This one more than 100 million yuan had included all the funds that Xu Zhen and Cao Dingkun could use. It's impossible for him to fork out more money. Cao Dingkun still had some valuable real estate, but after his death, it had no connection with Xu Zhen.
Although they were married, the marriage relationship was not recognized by domestic laws, and there was no Chinese character on that certificate. The reason why Cao Dingkun often thought about it was that because it represented a different kind of authority.
Su Shengbai's eyes were thoroughly red, and he looked at him with tears: "Is it all my fault? If it wasn't for me, you wouldn't even be able to keep that 100 million yuan! "
Xu Zhen was stabbed on his sore spot. He grabbed the album and smashed it at Su Shengbai while trembling angrily: "Scram!!!"
Su Shengbai got up to dodge the album, clenched his fist, stared at Xu Zhen and said: "Xu ge, have you forgotten? Am I not making the movie for you! How much risk did I take to keep this money for you, don't you know it? Now you put all the blame on me, is this fair to me? I'm very sad too! Cao ge has helped me so much. I treat him as my brother in my heart. Do you know how guilty I was when I went to bed with you on his back? If not because I love you too much, why should I lowered my position so low? When he fell down the cliff, my heart was dripping blood, you know? I gave up my only family for you. You really can't see my devotion to you at all? "
Xu Zhen trembled fiercely, and his eyes also full of tears staring at each other, but subconsciously and slowly calmed down.
Yes, Su Shengbai didn't get paid for the role and the ending song. How could he forget that?
It's also a large expenditure. Now there was a big vacancy in the investment after Cao Dingkun after left. If even he left with the investment, the ill-fated play of 《Assassin》 would really die.
He stared at Su Shengbai closely, and the hatred and disgust in his eyes were gradually replaced by calmness.
He looked back as if the angry man just now wasn't him at all: "What about the sponsors? If it really won't do, go and get some sponsors. "
Su Shengbai was not surprised by his compromise. He smiled in his heart, and his tears immediately went back: "We've all tried to understand the intention, but the sponsors are not charity. Several of them are willing to invest, but they all have the requirements of using their own actors and embedding advertisements."
"Out of the question." Xu Zhen firmly refused Su Shengbai's probing. "I just want every detail of this play to be in line with what's in my mind. What will become of it when other people and ads are crammed in?"
Su Shengbai didn't agree with the solution either. Hearing this, he immediately sighed: "There is only another way."
"What can we do?"
"Public casting audition." Su Shengbai gazed into Xu Zhen's eyes. "In the name of fulfilling Cao ge's wish, we have an open audition. Cao ge made a lot of publicity for 《Assassin》 before he died. People inside and outside the circle know how much he cares about the play. His popularity and reputation are well-known. If we move him out to make a gimmick, it will definitely cause a great sensation and response. "
He paused, somewhat worried that Xu Zhen would not accept his idea of using Cao Dingkun. Unexpectedly, Xu Zhen only twisted his face for a moment when he mentioned using Cao Dingkun as a gimmick, and then calmly began to listen.
His despise for the man increased: "In a word, our purpose is not to find any suitable artists, but if the plan is successful, there will be companies that agree to invest in order to have a positive image, and we will have funds to invite famous actors. The publicity of 《Assassin》 is already in place, and there will be box office guarantee when it is released. Using one stone to kill two birds. "
In fact, it's using one stone to kill three birds. Cao Dingkun's network and foundation were very wide in the circle. In his name, Su Shengbai could invite many celebrities who have cooperated with him before his death to participate in the auditions, which was also a very valuable opportunity for him to expand his contacts.
Xu Zhen also thought of this opportunity. His eyes suddenly became cold. He raised his eyes and observed Su Shengbai. Su Shengbai's image in his heart had always been cute, clean, timid and pure like a rabbit, while Cao Dingkun's resourcefulness and fortitude seemed to be two extremes in comparison. Otherwise, he would not have the courage to cheat with Su Shengbai on the premise that Cao Dingkun's eyes that could not contain sand. But now it seemed that he underestimated the young man.
Su Shengbai still looked at him with timid eyes, and the expression on his face was innocent as if the idea of betraying the "elder brother" to be killed by himself had nothing to do with him. Xu Zhen heart suddenly felt a chill.
"How is it?" Su Shengbai saw the other side's silence, breaks the embarrassment by opening his mouth, and guided Xu Zhen with one step along the way. "Xu ge, don't think too much. Cao ge's accident has nothing to do with you. If he wants to hate, he will hate me. He loved you so much in his heart. I believe that he would like to see you achieve your dream from the afterworld. As for retribution, it'll be on me. I deserve it. "
He was very sure that the other side would agree to his proposal, but in this way, his pure image in the other side's heart would surely be flawed. But what of it? From the moment when he decided to kill Cao Dingkun, he knew that he and Xu Zhen would not have a future. However, he did not regret that after being caught in bed even if it was beyond his expectation. It was much better than letting Cao Dingkun survive to press him back to the bottom of the valley from the position he climbed with much difficulty. He had too many handles on Xu Zhen. Even for his own future, Xu Zhen would dare not do anything to him. After this movie, he and Xu Zhen only need to keep the politeness on the surface.
Xu Zhen stared into his eyes, then slowly moved his eyes away, as if he had made such a difficult decision, and tightly squeezed his fist.
"Make a detailed plan of the activity and show it to me then." Xu Zhen gently opened his mouth and told himself over and over again that he was not the only one who devoted himself to the film. Cao Dingkun also had high hopes for it at the beginning. Cao Dingkun would be happy if he could shoot it successfully, right?
δΈ€It's true that they used to love each other so much. How could they let all their feelings disappear because of one infidelity?
As for himself......
Xu Zhen bowed again, and his eyes fall on the album just thrown out and lying in the corner. On the opened page, Cao Dingkun was looking straight at the camera with a bright smile. His compelling charm gives him a kind of suffocating oppression. He will use his life to repent his betrayal of Cao Dingkun.
Translator's corner
This chapter is too disgusting to translate istg. Don't know how many times I cursed to finish it
○|￣|_ =3
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