allonlinenovel Chapter 181, "The Hunt," was shortlisted.
Chapter 181, "The Hunt," was shortlisted.
3 month 3 day.
"Bang!"
A gunshot rang out.
The bullet grazed Lucas's head and struck a tree behind him.
The echoes of the gunshots lingered in the forest clearing, startling a flock of crows into flight in the distance.
Lucas crouched down in terror, looking in the direction from which the bullets had come.
In the backlight, he saw a blurry figure standing with a gun.
He stood in the sunlight, he stood on the moral high ground.
The camera finally focuses on Lucas's terrified, exhausted, and desperate face.
"Cut! Filming wrapped!"
The set was silent for two seconds.
Then, Margaret was the first to applaud.
Applause spread from her; staff, actors, stagehands—everyone was clapping.
Leonardo slowly turned around.
His eyes were still red, his face still held lingering emotions, but the corners of his mouth slowly curved upwards.
Staff rushed forward, some offering flowers, others champagne.
Leonardo took it and walked towards Fu Yibai.
He stopped in front of Fu Yibai, looked at him, and his lips moved.
He didn't say a word.
Then he opened his arms and hugged Fu Yibai.
A very tight hug, as if trying to suppress all emotions.
Fu Yibai patted him on the back.
"You acted very well."
Leonardo released him, took a step back, and his eyes were even redder.
"pay."
His voice was a little hoarse.
"This is the most difficult role I've ever played."
Fu Yibai looked at him.
"You acted very well."
Leonardo grinned, a fleeting glint of tears in his eyes.
He raised his hand to wipe his face and took a deep breath.
"Alright, I'm going to change my clothes."
He turned and walked towards the dressing room, but after taking two steps he stopped and looked back.
"Don't make the wrap party too late, I'm starving."
The staff laughed.
Fu Yibai smiled too.
July 4, Los Angeles.
In the villa in Beverly Hills, sunlight streams into the bedroom through the floor-to-ceiling windows.
Fu Yibai opened his eyes. He saw that Kelly was still asleep, her golden hair scattered on the pillow, her breathing even.
On the other side, Annie curled up, her face buried in his shoulder, her arms wrapped around his waist.
He gently moved the two women aside, then got up and got out of bed.
After taking a shower, the two women groggily got out of bed.
"I'm going to do post-production editing."
Come back soon.
The two women kissed him on the cheek.
Fu Yibai intends to take full responsibility for the post-production of "The Hunt".
This year's Cannes Film Festival opened on May 16.
He needs to get the film to Cannes before April.
So he doesn't have much time left.
On March 8, "Beauty's Rival in Palace" premiered exclusively on Hunan TV.
After a week of airing, the ratings rose from 3.4% to 5.8%.
With her role as Dou Yifang, Yang Rong successfully secured her position as a second-tier actress and was vaguely approaching the threshold of first-tier status.
On March 17, "The Fairy Couple" and "The Legend of Chu Liuxiang" were broadcast simultaneously on CCTV-3 and Shandong TV.
Both dramas saw their ratings rise steadily after they aired.
Yan Danchen and Li Dabai also successfully rose to stardom with these two dramas.
After portraying the most beautiful Chang'e, Yan Danchen successfully created the most beautiful Seventh Fairy.
Lin Wei determined Yan Danchen's acting style and then helped her land the lead role in a similar ancient costume fantasy drama.
After Yang Rong and her two daughters successfully rose to stardom, the industry was incredulous at Chenxi Media's ability to create stars.
In just three years, Chenxi has produced more than a dozen high-quality works.
These dozen or so works, whether movies or TV series, were all blockbusters.
In just three years, they have produced one top-tier actress, one first-tier actress, three near-first-tier actresses, and several second- and third-tier actresses.
In no time, collaboration offers and actor resumes piled up on Lin Wei's desk.
While the domestic development is progressing well, the later stages of "The Hunt" are also coming to an end.
3 month 27 day.
Fu Yibai finished editing and saved the last segment, then leaned back in his chair and let out a long sigh of relief.
Dusk had fallen outside the window, and the only sound in the editing room was the low hum of the machines running.
He rubbed his sore eyes, but his mind was clear.
He handed a copy of "The Hunt" to Margaret, who arranged for it to be sent to the Cannes organizing committee.
It was already dark when I left Franchise Studios.
He drove back to Beverly Hills, opened the door of the villa, and saw the warm lights in the living room, but he didn't see Scarlett or Anne.
There were two notes on the sofa.
Scarlett's handwriting was messy: "I had a last-minute audition and flew to New York. Miss you. —S"
Anne's handwriting was neat: "The crew is doing reshoots and won't be back for three days. There's food in the fridge. —A"
Fu Yibai placed the two slips of paper on the coffee table and sat down on the sofa.
The villa was quiet, with only the hands of the wall clock ticking.
He got up and went to the kitchen, then opened the refrigerator.
It was packed full—steak, vegetables, fruit, drinks, and two boxes of pre-made salads, sealed with plastic wrap.
After finishing his dinner quietly, he went upstairs to take a shower and lay down on the bed.
My phone vibrated.
It's a message from China.
The production team for "Running Man" has been assembled.
The first episode is scheduled to begin recording on April Fool's Day, April 1st.
On April 15th, Xinghui Investment.
Chen Zheng sat in his office, staring at the news of New Century's bankruptcy on his computer screen, and fell silent.
"They've really gone bankrupt..."
July 19, Los Angeles.
Fu Yibai pushed open the door to the franchise film company's office; Margaret was on the phone.
Seeing him come in, she said a few words hurriedly and hung up the phone.
"Boss, we've got news from Cannes."
Fu Yibai sat down behind his desk.
"How so?"
"The Hunt" has been selected for the main competition.
Margaret had a smile on her face.
"The feedback from the organizing committee was very positive; they said the film quality was extremely high."
Fu Yibai nodded.
"What about other aspects?"
"The publicity team has already begun preparations."
Leonardo DiCaprio has also confirmed his attendance.
"OK."
Margaret paused for a moment, then spoke again.
"Boss, there's one more thing."
"explain."
"Universal asked, 'When will Iron Man be released?'"
Fu Yibai leaned back in his chair and tapped his fingers lightly twice on the table.
"It'll be during the summer movie season."
"clear."