Chapter 955: Rising From Death

Lin Dongxue and Tao Yueyue went to the screenwriter's room. They went to collect evidence.

Tao Yueyue found the aluminum telescopic rod under the bed. "I guess this thing was used to hook the rope."

"Probably so!"

"Sister Lin, how many years do you think the screenwriter will be sentenced to?"

𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

"I'm not a judge so I'm not sure, but it's generally over ten years."

"Over ten years is so long!"

"At least there’s hope."

"I don't think he’s a bad person, but he just has bad luck. When I used to cause mischief with Liang Zuoming at school, I made him roll down the stairs. As a result, he fell over and broke his leg. The screenwriter also pushed Little Ai down the stairs, but he died. He definitely had no intention of murder. Would this get him a lighter sentence?"

Lin Dongxue shook her head. "The law only recognizes the result. One person drank and drove and hit the street light, and the other drunk drove and killed someone. They did the same thing, but just like you said, it’s based on luck! For example, the birth of a person. Those murderers who are full of evil, if they are lucky and are born in a good family, they may not have gone on a bad path. This kind of matter is very helpless. The law cannot save pitiful people. It just punishes and protects others."

"It's like removing the bad fruit to prevent contamination of the good fruit?"

Lin Dongxue smiled and nodded. "That's almost what I mean."

Lin Dongxue found a fishing line in the drawer, with a coin tied to the end, and also a magnet. She held the coin and touched the magnet. "So, the screenwriter tied a coin to the end of the line, then he attracted it with the magnet."

After searching for the evidence, Lin Dongxue fulfilled her promise. She called all the crew together, and told them the result.

After listening to her, everyone was shocked. The producer roared and grabbed the director's clothes. "It was your people who killed my son. Yet you’re still filming movies? Dream on. Don't think about making movies anymore!"

The director said, "Mr. Producer, it's not our fault. This is Little Ai..."

"What are you trying to say? That it's my son's fault?!" The producer's eyes were widened so much that it was as if they were about to pop out of his eye sockets.

He left the director alone and pointed at everyone. "I want to sue you all. Sue you guys to death. Just you wait. You must all pay the price."

After that, he left in a huff. Xia Xiaolou hesitated for a moment before catching up with him.

Tao Yueyue suddenly thought that the screenwriter was just a pitiful man after all. He just resisted a little where there was a capital investment kidnapping. The producer was the real bad man. He was just like a tyrant doing anything he wanted. However, such a person stood within the line inside the law. Within the safety line, no one could do anything to him.

The director sat down in his chair, disheartened. "Okay, I think this collaboration is probably going down the drain. Why did the screenwriter have to go and push him down the stairs?!"

The stage manager said, "Shall we go find a new sponsor?"

"It's not that easy. These days, the person who pays the money is the big master and even paying a small amount, they’d want to leech enough benefits to satisfy them. Sometimes, I don't know if I'm filming or making these big masters happy. Fucking hell, it’s okay if I can’t do this job anymore. I’ll go home and open a little concession stand!"

"How much does it cost?" Cai Zhengkai suddenly asked.

"Opening a concession stand would take about a hundred thousand yuan!"

"No, I mean the movie. How much sponsorship do you need?"

The director's eyes lit up. "Brother Cai, are you willing to invest in it?"

Cai Zhengkai looked at the reluctant agent. "Why not have our company fund it? I think this movie will be made well, and it won't be hard to get an award. Think of it as an investment."

"What if we lose money? Our small company can't afford this risk."

"Then I’ll personally invest in it and I’ll get 60% from the box office. Use the earliest version of the script. The original was a pure thriller without the messy and fake stuff. I have the confidence to portray the role of Zhou Xiao."

"But, what if you can't pass the trial? You put all your deposits into it, and in the end, they might not allow it to pass the trial. You would have worked in vain all these years." The agent reminded.

These words made Cai Zhengkai's ambition that he had just mustered up simmer again.

An awkward silence shrouded everyone’s heads. Tao Yueyue stood up. “Why do you have to think about so much when shooting a movie? If you can’t pass the trial, just delete some scenes then. Shouldn’t you be thinking about how to make a movie well? Having to please the investors and making it easy for the review trial, the only thing that is never considered is the audience. Shouldn't movies be nice to watch?"

"She's right!" Cai Zhengkai's eyes lit up. "We only need to make a good movie. If there is no risk, there is no reward. I’ll invest!"

"Okay!" the director said excitedly. "Unexpectedly, every cloud has a silver lining. Our movie will come alive again..."

The assistant director received a phone call and whispered to the director. The director said, "Okay, now that Xia Xiaolou is going to leave, we’ll probably have to look for another female protagonist again."

Tao Yueyue raised her hand timidly, "Well, can I play it?"

"Ah? You?" The director seemed to have heard a joke. "Little girl, I admit that you are smart in other areas, but how would you play the heroine?"

"Because I’m Tao Yueyue!"

The director suddenly thought of this fact and the smile on his face faded. He called his crew to the side for a discussion.

Lin Dongxue asked, "What are you doing? Is your head hot? Don't you need to go to school?"

"I just want to put some effort into it. If they can hire one less star, won't they be able to spend a lot less money?" Tao Yueyue blushed. "Furthermore, this movie is my own personal experience."

"Young people really dare to do what they think of."

Cai Zhengkai walked over and asked, "Are you planning to perform with me?"

Tao Yueyue nodded.

"Do you have the time?"

"I can ask for leave from the school. I usually bring books with me to review. We should be able to finish the film before the exam!"

Cai Zhengkai stared at Tao Yueyue for a long while, making her nervous. He said, "I can't say that you’re not like the heroine. After all, she is you. But it’s going to be very hard for you to go through that experience again, right?"

"I walked out of that shadow long ago."

"Good, very good!"

At this time, the director and the others came over and said to Tao Yueyue with a smile, "After our unanimous discussion, I think..."

Tao Yueyue's heart beated like a drum.

"I think you can't do it!"

"Why?"

"Because you aren’t a professional actor. How could it be possible for a layman to play the female protagonist. Isn't that funny?"

"I can learn. I learn things quickly!" Tao Yueyue still tried hard to fight for it.

"No, no, you should go to school!" The director waved his hand.

When Tao Yueyue was disappointed, she heard Cai Zhengkai say, "The heroine is her!"

"No, Brother Cai. What right do you have?"

"My right as the investor now. I have the final say!"

After that, Cai Zhengkai went away happily, leaving the director dumbfounded.

The director said to Tao Yueyue, "Congratulations. We’ll start work tomorrow. Is the time fine?"

"There’s no problem." Tao Yueyue said happily. "I'll call the school to ask for leave soon. Sister Lin, can you help me talk to the instructor?"

Lin Dongxue had a helpless expression. "You’ve hot-headedly decided to become an actress. Won’t that mean I have to accompany you every day?!"

"Just this time!" Tao Yueyue begged with her palms together.

"Okay, okay. I don’t know what to do with you." Lin Dongxue smiled bitterly.