In the Beginning, I Just Wanted to Make Money

Chapter 371 Wang Shuo and Xu Cairen

Wang Shuo...is regarded as a talented person in the Beijing circle!

Of course, this talent role has a limited use date.

I won’t mention how awesome Wang Shuo was back then, but his era only lasted until 1997.

I don’t know what happened to him in the United States. Anyway, after returning to China, he started to troll people in various ways...

I can't stand this, I can't stand that either...

Yu Hua was criticized for being a clever imitation and poor plagiarism, Jia Pingwa was criticized for being a pretentious person, Yu Qiuyu was criticized for pretending to be an intellectual, and Jin Yong was just making things up...

Shouting ‘I am your father’!

As for my works, after holding it in for a long time, I popped out a book called "My Thousand Years Cold", and then it was spammed by people!

It's quite rubbish, too messy, and the language is too advanced. I don't think he even knows what he is writing.

He himself said that this book was written for senior intellectuals. This book did not win any awards in the literary world, and few senior intellectuals talked about it.

Today, it has been more than ten years since this book was published. It is like water disappearing into the water without leaving a trace...

It confirms a saying: Once a writer relaxes, he will collapse very quickly, and it will be over in a flash. If you don’t take the time to study, no matter what height you have reached, if you fall down, it will be like: bang! That sound was so loud...

Then it stopped!

He is a typical recalcitrant in the Beijing circle, self-righteous, his vision is stuck in the 1990s, and he cannot grasp the trend of the times!

As for the article he wrote, "Living in America is Really Living," it seemed like it was in 2017...

I'm so speechless, even eating shit can't keep up with the heat!

In 2017, do you still want to be a public servant?

You know, China's public intellectuals evolve very quickly internally because of fierce competition...

Chinese society is already developing rapidly. No matter how difficult it is, the public must work hard to catch up with the pace of social evolution. Everyone will make various mistakes in the process, and they will be laughed at if they fall behind!

Topics like "The Sewer of German Conscience" were a topic of the last century, and "Living in the United States is the real life" was almost a topic of the last century!

But...the current Beijing circle has formed a huge network of relationships centered on Wang Shuo and Zheng Xiaolong.

The big guys, directors, screenwriters, all kinds of talents gathered here...

If divided according to the relationship network, Shen Xudong is actually a marginal figure!

However, Wang Shuo was quite curious about Shen Xudong. After meeting him and knowing that Shen Xudong was from Anhui, he immediately said: "No wonder, I just said that Anhui produces talents!"

"There is an old saying in Tongcheng: "If you are poor, don't throw away your books; if you are rich, don't throw away your pigs." It means that no matter how poor you are, you still have to study..."

Shen Xudong is very humble...

"Those movies you tinkered with were pretty good..."

"Thanks…"

Shen Xudong is very polite, after all, he is a senior!

After the food was served, Wang Shuo suddenly mentioned Yu Feihong's "Love Has an Afterlife": "Did you change this script?"

"Hmm... the change has become a bit tacky..."

"It's okay, the cost of 40 million is not tacky, and it can't be recovered at all..." Wang Shuo took a chopstick and noticed Ning Hao: "Where is this kid from?"

"His name is Ning Hao, a new director. He wrote a very good script. I sent it to Uncle Zhang Guoli..."

"oh…"

Wang Shuo glanced at him: "Do it well..."

Ning Hao nodded quickly. Just as Wang Shuo was about to comment, the door of the box opened, and with the words "I'm late, have you eaten?", Xu Cairen walked in...

Wang Shuo turned his head and seemed surprised: "Aren't you busy with your movie?"

"...Uncle Guo Li wants to introduce Xudong to me, so of course I will come!"

As he spoke, Xu Cairen walked up to Shen Xudong and picked up Wang Shuo's wine glass: "Come on, we have been friends for a long time, let's have a drink!"

"...Teacher Xu, I..."

Xu Cairen drank it all in one gulp and turned the bottom of the glass to Shen Xudong. The latter had no choice but to pick up the wine glass and drink it all in one gulp...

Even though the alcohol content of the liquor is not high, it will still be on fire after a glass of it. What's more, Shen Xudong was indeed a poor drinker. He endured his gastrointestinal discomfort and quickly ate some food.

Xu Cairen saw this and smiled: "Tsk, tsk, you really can't drink!"

"Hmm...so, I usually don't go out to attend dinner parties..."

Zhang Guoli also said: "... Xudong is famous for pouring two glasses of wine... Don't make him drink!"

Xu Cairen sat down, and Wang Shuo suddenly asked: "What's the matter with the long-standing friendship?"

"His first book "No. 1 in the World" sold very well. When his second book "Zhu Xian" was about to be released, his publisher contacted me and wanted to promote it... I agreed, but later I heard that he was unwilling... "

As he spoke, Xu Cairen glanced at Shen Xudong resentfully...

Wang Shuo looked at Shen Xudong curiously. It was also the first time for Zhang Guoli and Ning Hao to hear about this kind of thing, and they were all very curious...

Shen Xudong hurriedly explained: "No, I was new to the industry at that time, and I was quite repelled by this kind of thing. I felt there was no need to use this method to stimulate sales..."

"But I feel like you don't like me?"

Shen Xudong quickly shook his head: "...Absolutely not...How does this have anything to do with it?"

A person who takes advantage of men and goes all the way to the sky, and also fucks an independent woman, makes her fly...

Create an original cross-industry dimensionality reduction attack, compete with women in the entertainment industry for talent, and compete with women in the art circle for beauty...

In such a comparison, it naturally stands out.

It’s not that Shen Xudong doesn’t like it, it’s that he despises it!

"Then why haven't you asked me to act?"

"...There are very few plays I write that fit your image..."

Xu Cairen curled his lips: "That's nonsense. Could it be that Gong Li can play the role in "Lady" but I can't?"

Shen Xudong didn't bother to explain, and said directly: "...The investment in "Lao Qian" is quite large, and the use of Gong Li was purely based on the international market... Moreover, the heroine is the leader of a criminal organization, and her image is sexy. The character is the kind of person who would risk her life for money. Unwanted woman...your image has nothing to do with sex appeal, including money, and it’s best not to!"

Talented woman, the term literary young woman has a noble and refined temperament, and does not smell of money.

Xu Cairen also worked hard to get closer to this persona. At least on the surface, he was someone who was far away from a luxurious life, and seemed to be particularly repelled by glitz and fame.

Wearing a dress that cost less than a hundred yuan on the red carpet, she talked about her sinking in the impetuous society on Wang Jiangyue's interview show:

If I rely on wearing flashy clothes every day and walking on various red carpets to maintain my so-called reputation, I think that is embarrassing. I don’t think that I should have such a false reputation. If you don’t have the strength, don’t talk.

Well, she is very powerful...

When she was 20 years old, Wang Shuo arranged for her to star in "My Deskmate". Later, Wang Shuo asked director Zhao Baogang to let her star in "A Romantic Affair"...

Relying on men is also a kind of strength.

Xu Cairen is obviously very interested in "The Old Man": "I can also transform!"

Shen Xudong laughed: "...Next time, I will definitely write a book for you if I have the chance... Didn't you accept Media Asia's "Scar City"?"

"You know this? Are you paying so much attention to me?"

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