“However, I was too young at that time, and I was far from realizing the complexity of this world, let alone how much more a director has to bear than an actor.”
When Pei Wang talked about the past, his expression was very calm, as if he had long let go of those regrets and obsessions. But Ning Chuchu could see his unwillingness from his burning eyes.
Pei Wang sighed softly, “At that time, I was already a very famous actor, but I didn’t know that the director had to bear so much, especially the coercion of capital.”
“In the beginning, they said they would respect my own opinions, but as soon as I signed the contract, they started to use investment as a threat. They helped me choose the heroine, but they also felt that the image of the heroine in the script was not decent enough, so they forcibly changed the plot.”
“I fought, but the capital forces were too complicated, so I finally compromised.”
Pei Wang shrugged, his face showing deep helplessness, “So, “The Killing Sword” finally became a rotten movie.”
Ning Chuchu was slightly startled, frowned, and fell into deep thought.
Feng Yifan seemed to be deeply touched by Pei Wang’s words and murmured with tears in his eyes: “It’s not easy. It’s really not easy to be a director. It’s too difficult to completely shoot the perfect movie in your mind…”
Although Ning Chuchu felt sorry and sympathetic for Pei Wang’s past experience, she was a rational person. After showing a little sadness on her face, her brain was still working fast, thinking about why Pei Wang suddenly mentioned this movie.
Fortunately, Pei Wang quickly took the initiative to explain.
“The reason why I suddenly want to see you is that the role you played in “One Sword Jianghu”, the Saintess of Divine Sound, is too much like the heroine in the original version of my “The Killing Sword”.”
Ning Chuchu was stunned for a moment and then couldn’t help but twitch her lips, “Really, is that so?”
She remembered that the heroine of “The Killing Sword” was a kind and simple Mary Sue, the kind of little white flower type that all the famous male characters in the movie loved deeply!
It turned out that this character was originally designed to be a cruel, seductive, and evil woman of the type of the Saintess of Divine Sound?
This change was too outrageous!
Pei Wang curled his lips sarcastically, “The heroine backed by big capital was not satisfied with the character of the heroine in the original script. She also refused to condescend to play the second or third female role, so she changed my heroine beyond recognition, and even the plot line is a mess.”
Pei Wang stared at Ning Chuchu intently, his tone heavy: “I have always regretted and blamed myself for my compromise at that time. I have always thought that if I had been tougher at the beginning, even if I had given up the movie directly, it would be better than watching it being destroyed.”
“When I saw the Saintess of Divine Sound in “One Sword Jianghu”, it seemed as if I saw the original heroine of “The Killing Sword”.”
Pei Wang lowered his eyes slightly, his thick eyelashes trembling, and there was obvious loneliness in his eyes.
“So, I wanted to see you.”
Years of obsession prompted Pei Wang to meet Ning Chuchu, who looked very much like the original heroine of “The Killing Sword”, as if this could fill the endless regrets in his heart.
However, Pei Wang also knew that this was just self-deception.
Ning Chuchu sighed quietly, opened her gentle peach-blossom eyes, looked at Pei Wang seriously, and said: “Mr. Pei, I feel very sorry for the inside story of “The Killing Sword”. I wondered before, how could a genius like you perform poorly in your own hard-earned movie? It turned out that you were held back by outsiders.”
Feng Yifan turned his head quietly to look at Ning Chuchu. He couldn’t help but think that Miss Ning’s flattery skills were much better than his own. It seems that he still needs to learn more.
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