Chapter 464

"Um… did I come at a bad time?"

Saying that, he turned and headed straight for the door.

But before he could reach the doorway, a group of people came rushing in from outside, blocking his path.

"Director Su, we… uh…"

Seeing the situation inside the room, the group was also stunned.

Their gazes shifted back and forth between Su Meng and Boss Yang, their eyes brimming with gossip.

Boss Yang finally barely held back her tears, her voice still carrying a hint of a sob.

"Fine, I promise you!"

"But you have to promise me too — you absolutely must take good care of my hair…"

What the heck?

The two of them had already progressed to the point of exchanging locks of hair as a token of affection?

A group of veteran actors immediately widened their eyes, only short of dragging over a little stool and cracking open some sunflower seeds.

Holy crap! Su Meng was almost about to cry.

"Big sis, what are you thinking?"

"I'm not a hair collector — what would I want your hair for?"

"What I mean is, according to the needs of the plot, I'm going to cut your hair into a short style!"

"Makeup! Do you understand makeup?!"

"Long straight black hair looks so good, so feminine — why would you cut it short?!"

Huh? Was it his own misunderstanding?

Boss Yang's face instantly flushed bright red.

The veteran actors all clicked their tongues at once, looking thoroughly deflated.

I've been sitting here figuring out how much gift money to chip in for your wedding, and this is it? This is it? This is it?

Only Deng Ziqi lowered her head, touching her own coffee-colored, wavy hair, and fell deep into thought.

So Su Meng likes the long straight black look?

……

"《The Knockout》Scene One, Take One, Action!"

With Su Meng's single command, this great drama finally raised its curtain.

Yes, the big drama Su Meng had brought out this time, apart from 《In the Name of the People》, was this very 《The Knockout》.

However, regarding this drama, Su Meng hadn't copied the previous work entirely, and had made some minor adjustments.

In his previous life, there were rumors that this show had filmed 100 episodes, but only 39 were ultimately aired, and some said the ending was somewhat anticlimactic.

There were even people who, based on lip-reading and the novel, deduced the original plot.

Meng Dehai turned dark, and the big sister-in-law Chen Shuting was killed when Huang Yao drove a car into her — this filled in some of the plot holes.

Actually, in Su Meng's view, calling it an anticlimactic ending wasn't quite right — it could only be said that the audience's expectations had been set too high earlier on.

Everyone kept expecting a full dark turn, but in the end Meng Dehai and Huang Yao didn't completely go dark, which was somewhat disappointing.

This time, although he had strong support from all sides, Su Meng wouldn't be so ungrateful.

A conclusion like this — the scale was just right.

Su Meng's adjustments mainly focused on two aspects.

One was the plot of Yang Jian's arrest.

In his previous life, this section of the plot was genuinely a bit awkward, and the logic didn't quite hold up either.

One had to know that, for this scene, a great deal of groundwork had already been laid earlier.

Saying goodbye to his wife Meng Yu, saying goodbye to his mother, going to the place where he had once fought — these corresponded respectively to the three threads of love, family, and career.

Once the groundwork had reached this point, it was already at a critical threshold.

But in the end, he was shouting that he wanted to see the guidance group's leader Xu Zhong.

The key point was, you didn't even know him before — what would you want to see him for?

To take a hostage? Or to negotiate?

Neither!

Just to listen to Xu Zhong give him a tongue-lashing, and then throw down his gun and surrender?

Su Meng had also studied this section of the plot carefully, and had even specially purchased the original novel.

He ultimately confirmed that the one who truly negotiated with Yang Jian in this section of the plot was actually the protagonist An Xin.

An Xin's relationship with Yang Jian's wife Meng Yu corresponded to the emotional thread he had laid down earlier.

An Xin called his father-in-law Meng Dehai "uncle," and the two of them also had a bond of familial affection between them.

In terms of career, the two were also once comrades-in-arms who had fought side by side, corresponding to the groundwork laid for the career thread.

Moreover, when Yang Jian and An Xin met for the first time, Yang Jian had even asked a question.

"If something happens to me in the future and I fall into your hands, could you do me a favor and let me off the hook?"

In the end, An Xin stepped forward to persuade Yang Jian to surrender — only then did it form a proper echo between beginning and end.

Apart from this, the biggest change Su Meng made was actually regarding the cast.

Besides replacing one artist with a scandal.

He pulled Liu Tianxian over to play the third daughter of the Gao family, the cold and aloof older sister type Gao Qilan.

And Boss Yang's role was Cheng Cheng of the Jiangong Group.

Although Liu Tianxian and Boss Yang's acting skills were, well, lacking, with the boost of Su Meng's fame as a renowned director, they could still manage.

As for Deng Ziqi, she was assigned the minor role of Little Five to satisfy her craving.

After all, in the entire entertainment industry, Su Meng had the best relationship with them.

Pulling a few strings behind the scenes should be no problem, right?

As for Su Meng himself, he naturally would not miss such a golden opportunity to gain popularity points.

He played the second male lead, or rather, one of the dual male protagonists, Gao Gao Qiqiang!

For this role, he had specifically purchased the Versatile Body Skill, a cost that was by no means small.

As for the original treasure actor, Zhang Songwen, Su Meng could only silently say sorry.

Perhaps they could collaborate again in the future.

After all, for the sake of popularity points... if one does not look out for oneself, heaven and earth will destroy one, right?

"Oh my, Brother Su Meng made a huge fool of himself right from his first appearance!"

Wan Zi slapped her thigh, shouting excitedly.

Xie Lecheng and his wife exchanged a glance, then asked with a smile.

"Wan Zi, why do you say that?"

"Isn't it obvious?" Wan Zi pointed at the television, stating with righteous confidence.

"Look at that Director Zhao, living in such a dilapidated house, eating only a bowl of zhajiangmian for dinner."

"If he's that poor, he must be an honest official!"

"Brother Su Meng, this Anti-Corruption Director, going to arrest him, isn't that arresting the wrong person?"

Wan Zi's mother nodded, chiming in as well.

"I think so too."

"However, since they are running parallel storylines, I think this Director Zhao might have some connection with that Ding Ding Yizhen."

"That's not necessarily true." Xie Lecheng shook his head and said.

"One cannot judge a book by its cover; we cannot conclude yet whether he is a corrupt official."

"Su Meng... oh no, Hou Liangping, since he has taken action, he must be confident."

The family of three immediately plunged into heated discussion.

But they soon reached a consensus—keep watching!

Xie Lecheng's heart was also filled with joy.

This girl Wan Zi used to watch only those domineering CEO idol dramas; how would she watch such a serious drama?

Indeed, Su Meng was truly his nemesis.