Chapter 297: Eaten Up by Wu Dao!

As for Guo Fan, the man who exceeded the country's expectations, shot *The Wandering Earth*, and opened the path for Chinese science fiction films, Wu Yuchen naturally wanted to cultivate him.

However, Guo Fan didn't study film at all! This guy studied law as an undergraduate, and only came into contact with this circle after graduating and going to the TV station column group. By the time he later took the postgraduate entrance exam for the Beijing Film Academy, it was still a long way off!

It's not like Wu Yuchen could find someone who wasn't in the circle at all now and say to a law student, "I want to cultivate you to be a director, follow me." Not to mention that outsiders would find it strange, Guo Fan himself would probably be completely confused.

And to be honest, although it is said that the effect of cultivating talents is better for new directors, you really can't find those pure novices who don't even have any practical experience in the country and send them to Hollywood to learn.

Otherwise, if he hasn't experienced the domestic shooting environment and is sent directly to learn Hollywood, it is very likely that the existing knowledge system will be overwhelmed by the things of the Hollywood film industrial system. After returning, he will mostly be completely incompatible with the country, and at that time, he will likely complain that this is not good and that is not good in the country.

So, there is a certain requirement for the selection of talent cultivation. We need young directors whose thinking has not yet solidified, and who have a certain amount of shooting experience and their own ideas. In this way, even if they go to Hollywood to learn, they can combine the actual situation in the country and apply it after returning.

The Hollywood industrial system can be learned and imitated, but it cannot be completely copied. After all, the situations in the two countries are completely different.

Since Wu Yuchen made this promise to Han Sanping, he must think carefully about how to do it and will not just deal with it perfunctorily.

In fact, Wu Yuchen has already helped many people in the past few years. Many scripts that reached him were invested in, and because of this, he has accumulated a good reputation in the circle.

Now this matter can be done more formally. Let Miracle Film and Television initiate a young director cultivation plan in his name, and screened projects can receive support. He doesn't lack this bit of money at all now; he really hopes to dig out and cultivate more newcomers who can be molded through this project.

"Have you eaten? Shall I get you something?

Hey, why is there a smell of alcohol today? Who did you drink with?"

After Zeng Li opened the door and welcomed Wu Yuchen in, she smelled the alcohol on him and asked with slight surprise.

She knew that Wu Yuchen usually didn't drink much. Even in public, he would push it away if he could, and now few people could force him to drink.

Wu Yuchen laughed and rubbed his stomach: "I went to General Han's house and sat for a long time, chatted about many things with him, and drank two cups with him. You don't need to cook; I'm so full that it hasn't digested yet!"

Zeng Li came over to support Wu Yuchen upon hearing this. She naturally knew that Wu Yuchen and Han Sanping had a good relationship and were close.

In fact, Wu Yuchen didn't drink much at all. Not only was he not drunk, but his brain was slightly excited by the alcohol at this time.

It's just that with a beauty supporting him, how could he refuse? He directly took advantage of the situation to hug Zeng Li and leaned half of his body on her. After Zeng Li brought Wu Yuchen to sit on the sofa, she pretended to get up and said: "Then I'll go make you a hangover soup~"

Wu Yuchen asked with a smile: "You can make this?"

A smile appeared on Zeng Li's face: "Just pondering it when I have nothing to do."

As soon as she stood up, she was wrapped around the waist by Wu Yuchen, and with a pull, she was in his arms. He even leaned over and pecked Zeng Li on the face: "Pear, you are so good~"

Zeng Li smiled: "If I'm not good to you, who should I be good to? You are my little white mouse; let's see if my hangover soup works~"

Wu Yuchen held Zeng Li in his arms, rested his chin on Zeng Li's shoulder, and gently rubbed her face: "Before the little white mouse tests the medicine, it needs a little comfort~"

Zeng Li's neck was a little itchy from the stubble on Wu Yuchen's chin, so she giggled and shrank her neck. She knew what Wu Yuchen meant, so she also pecked him on the face.

However, Wu Yuchen still didn't let go and still had a cheeky face: "This is not enough~"

Zeng Li pouted, printed a kiss on Wu Yuchen's lips, and then said: "Is this okay now?"

Wu Yuchen shook his head and simply kissed him actively.

After a while, the two parted their lips, and Zeng Li panted slightly and said: "It's okay now, I'm going to be a little white mouse with you~"

After speaking, Zeng Li patted Wu Yuchen on the arm, and only then did he smile and let go of his arm, letting Zeng Li get up.

Wu Yuchen smiled as he watched Zeng Li head to the kitchen. Compared to the other women around him, Zeng Li's career ambition was truly the weakest. She would act when she saw a role she liked, and when she had nothing to do, she would tinker with things she liked at home, such as studying tea culture.

In the past two years, the frequency of her taking roles was not high, and they were not necessarily all female leads, but they were all good dramas.

For example, the female secretary Jia Siya in *The Dyehouse* was the secretary and lover of the big boss, dressed fashionably, with long hair draped over her shoulders, beautiful and sexy, and was nicknamed "Big Foreign Horse." Zeng Li put on heavy makeup, and it was really very suitable to play this role. Although she was only a supporting actress, she left a deep impression on the audience in this male-dominated drama.

Another example was the female boss in *Conquest*. After *Conquest* was released last year, it also became popular all over the country. The most popular was naturally "Huaqiang," but Zeng Li, who played the female boss of the real estate company in it, also had a very high presence.

There was also Sai Xishi in *Divine Doctor Xi Laile*. She was spicy and emotional, dared to love and hate, not only beautiful but also very virtuous, affectionate and righteous. She was a neighbor and confidante of the male lead Xi Laile, helped Xi Laile solve difficulties many times, and finally the two came together. The character setting of this role itself was good, and Zeng Li's portrayal was also very in place, so she won a lot of praise.

There was also the Feitian Award last year. At that time, Zeng Li won the Feitian Award for Outstanding Actress for her wonderful performance in *Qingyi*. After winning this award, Zeng Li was also particularly happy, as if she was satisfied a lot at once, and the pace of her entire career slowed down.

However, Wu Yuchen didn't care about this. He now had the ability to guarantee the life Zeng Li wanted. She could act if she wanted to, and rest if she didn't want to. When she was in the mood one day and wanted to act, Wu Yuchen would provide her with resources again; these were not things.

Subsequently, Wu Yuchen picked up the TV remote control, turned on the TV, and tuned to CCTV-8 to wait. He came to Zeng Li today specifically for this.

After a while, Zeng Li came out with a bowl of hangover soup. Wu Yuchen took a look and saw that it looked pretty good. There were lotus seeds, green plums, red dates in the soup...

Facing Zeng Li's eager gaze, Wu Yuchen scooped up a spoonful, blew on it, and then put it into his mouth. It was sour and sweet, and the taste was really good!

"How is it?" Zeng Li asked immediately.

"Well, I can't taste anything in the first bite; I have to taste it carefully~" Wu Yuchen said and scooped another spoonful.

"How is it?" Zeng Li asked again.

"I have to taste it again~" Wu Yuchen said and moved the spoon again.

"Is it tasteless? That shouldn't be..." Zeng Li muttered, then directly snatched the spoon from Wu Yuchen's hand and put it into her own mouth.

Wu Yuchen saw this and said: "Hey, hey, the little white mouse hasn't tested it yet, how can you eat it?"

Zeng Li saw Wu Yuchen's appearance and knew he was deliberately teasing her, so she smiled angrily: "I think your tongue is numb from drinking, little white mouse~"

"Hahaha, that's why I have to drink more!"

Wu Yuchen laughed and snatched it with Zeng Li again. After the two finished the bowl of hangover soup, Wu Yuchen gave Zeng Li a thumbs up: "Pear, your hangover soup is really delicious!"

"If you like it, I'll make it for you often in the future~" Zeng Li also said happily.

"Are you encouraging me to drink more in the future?" Wu Yuchen asked with a smile.

"Don't be a rascal! It's not like you have to drink to drink it~" Zeng Li retorted.

Wu Yuchen smiled: "I'm just pestering you~"

Just as the two were chatting and laughing, the golden time slot of CCTV-8 on TV also began to broadcast the new TV series today—*Drawing Sword*!

When the two saw *Drawing Sword* start, they couldn't help but look at each other and laugh. Then Zeng Li nestled in Wu Yuchen's arms and watched TV seriously together.

In the drama *Drawing Sword*, Zeng Li played the female lead Tian Yu, but her appearance was a little later.

In fact, this drama was finished last year, but Wu Yuchen was not in a hurry to let Miracle Film and Television sell the copyright, but waited until this year, just to let it shine in this wave of SARS. With Miracle Film and Television's current status in the circle, CCTV would also give face and could pre-select the time slot.

Moreover, after watching *The Boy in the Striped Pajamas* these past few days, didn't many people accumulate a lot of depression and curse the "little devils"? It just so happened that this *Drawing Sword* was sent to let everyone watch Li Yunlong fight the "little devils" and have a good time!

At this time, there were quite a few people sitting in front of the TV waiting for this *Drawing Sword*. Some were fans of *Drawing Sword* itself, while more were attracted by CCTV's wave of publicity. Zhang Yang was one of them.

A few days ago, after he watched Wu Yuchen's *The Boy in the Striped Pajamas* on the Movie Channel, he felt very uncomfortable because of that ending. While sighing that it was worthy of winning so many Oscars and that Wu Yuchen shot it really well, he was also cursing the "little devils" like the people around him.

Bluntly speaking, after Wu Yuchen's *The Boy in the Striped Pajamas* was released, it set off another wave of hot anti-Japanese sentiment in the country.

At this juncture, CCTV-8 took the opportunity to announce to the outside world that the anti-Japanese TV series *Drawing Sword* created by Wu Yuchen would be broadcast in the golden time slot at 8 o'clock every night. This immediately attracted many viewers. This was Wu Yuchen again, and it was anti-Japanese again; didn't it just suit everyone's current taste?

Zhang Yang had high expectations for this *Drawing Sword*, and this *Drawing Sword* would soon tell him what it meant to exceed expectations!

The TV series started with a big battle. On the battlefield full of gunfire, Li Yunlong shouted domineeringly:

"What the hell elite, I don't believe in this evil, I am fighting the elite!"

Li Yunlong's remarks, which combined banditry and heroism, immediately firmly attracted the audience in front of the TV. This unusual temperament was rarely seen before! And now they just wanted to see the male lead lead the troops to fight the "little devils" passionately!

His soldiers were not cowards either. Zhang Dabiao said to Li Yunlong: "In terms of firearms, we are not as good as the 'little devils', but in terms of this hand-to-hand combat, we Chinese are everyone's ancestors! Let's teach the 'little devils' how to behave today. Is it okay not to respect the ancestors?!"

Zhang Yang listened and kept cheering. He loved this kind of blood and these soldiers who dared to fight!

Li Yunlong and his soldiers not only shouted slogans loudly but also fought beautifully. Facing the encirclement of the large army, not only did they not retreat, but they inserted directly into the weak point of the "little devils'" large army and took out the "little devils'" command center with one shot!

Watching the "little devils'" commander Sakata die on the spot, Zhang Yang only felt a refreshing feeling spread throughout his body, relieving the depression of the past few days.

Cool! Energetic! That's how you have to deal with the "little devils"!

"Breakthrough? It's unimaginable, just relying on those broken guns of the Eighth Route Army?!"

Not only did Li Yunlong fight well, but while this battle was being fought, there was another Chu Yunfei on the other side explaining and marveling in various ways. If this were put in a novel, it would be the shock party around the protagonist. From Chu Yunfei's various shocks, the audience once again gained a different kind of pleasure!

*Drawing Sword* came up with this, which was similar to the golden three chapters of online novels. Not only was the rhythm tight and the story wonderful, but the character settings were full, and it constantly gave the audience pleasure.

Such a TV series, and it was an anti-Japanese theme, and it caught up with this juncture, ask how many people can not love it?

It was not just one or two people who felt the same as Zhang Yang, but tens of millions of viewers in front of the TV. At this time, they had been completely attracted by Li Yunlong!

After the two episodes of the first day were finished, many people came back to their senses and began to discuss them. The film and television area on the Internet was naturally the fastest to react.

"Brothers, *Drawing Sword* is really good-looking! It's really cool to watch Li Yunlong fight!"

"It's not just cool, but Li Yunlong makes people feel very real. It has too much life atmosphere, completely different from the heroic characters in the previous anti-Japanese dramas, and there is no distance at all!"

"Yes, the heroes in the previous TV series were too tall, big, and complete. This Li Yunlong is different, with flesh and blood. I just feel like there is such a real person!"

"The plot is also good. It looks like real history. Wu Dao should have done detailed homework before writing it."

"It is worthy of being Wu Dao. This just let me watch a movie that was upsetting, and now he brought a TV series *Drawing Sword* to let me watch fighting the 'little devils', eating me to death!"

"Hahaha, our whole family was eaten to death by Wu Dao! My dad, who doesn't usually watch TV, can't take his eyes off it!"

"Same, same~ I really wish Wu Dao would bring more works. I am willing to be eaten to death by Wu Dao for a lifetime!"

Wu Yuchen didn't care about the hustle and bustle on the Internet, and he had no interest in those viewers who were eaten to death. He was eating pears now! After watching *Drawing Sword*, he was also drawing his sword at Zeng Li! ===== CHAPTER 298 =====