170: Chapter 170 Sing Tao Holiday

Without needing the analysis team, everyone just glanced at the synopsis of the script, and their expressions became very strange.

After a while, someone finally couldn't help it anymore and looked suspiciously in the direction of the Tea House.

"Are you guys crazy? What on earth are you trying to do? How could you possibly give this kind of movie to Meng Zhu?"

It's no wonder he was shocked; it really was quite absurd.

"This kind of script... even if it's Meng Zhu, don't even think about winning over the female lead."

However, facing the doubts of the Film Bureau's upper management,

the Tea House representative still maintained that calm and breezy demeanor.

He was truly confident.

Or rather, he believed in Meng Zhu.

"What if Meng Zhu not only successfully completes this movie, but also truly falls in love with the female lead?"

He raised his eyes, his gaze sweeping calmly across everyone.

"Then, the Film Bureau must unconditionally participate in and support the 'God-Making Project'."

So this was what he meant by bargaining.

"Is this considered a bet?"

"You can think of it that way."

How ridiculous.

What kind of place is this?

But thinking that both sides had council members supporting them behind the scenes, and even behind the Tea House there were other unknown forces and economic entities,

perhaps a direct confrontation would only lead to being constrained at every turn.

Perhaps this was also an opportunity.

Combined with the content of this script, whispers of discussion immediately sounded inside the conference room.

This deliberation lasted for nearly an hour.

Even when the analysis team arrived, the people from the Tea House didn't care in the least.

After discussion, based on the analysis team's understanding of the script, this was an almost impossible task.

The chances of winning were almost one hundred percent.

When Li Feng was asked, he only mentioned one thing.

He said that based on his understanding of Meng Zhu,

if the female lead didn't passionately fall in love with Meng Zhu, it was almost impossible for Meng Zhu to accept or actively fall in love with the female lead.

To have him passionately pursue a woman who liked another man in her heart, just like the original host did, he probably wouldn't be able to do it.

Besides, the original host was already a standard lovesick simp, yet he didn't succeed in the end.

Meng Zhu's previous movies were all like this.

In essence, Meng Zhu was actually a person who lacked love somewhat, yet was extremely rational.

He needed the passionate love of the female lead.

This statement was correct, and even the people from the Tea House agreed.

So after another long while, the whispering gradually subsided.

The leader of the Film Bureau straightened up and asked in a deep voice,

"Are you guys really this confident?"

"Confident?"

Hearing this, the Tea House representative let out a disdainful chuckle.

"You are accustomed to playing with power politics and rules; you think you've seen through movies, but how many of you have actually been actors? And how many movies have you watched?"

His voice was filled with sarcasm.

"Since you aren't actors, looking at Meng Zhu is like a frog at the bottom of a well gazing at the moon in the sky."

"But if you were actors, looking at him again would be like a tiny mayfly gazing up at the blue sky."

"You speak with such audacity!"

Someone with a fiery temper glared angrily.

"Fine! Since you have so much confidence, then we'll bet. I'd like to see if the 'God' you selected can turn out the way you wish."

"Then it's a deal, let's leave it at that."

The Film Bureau leader finally made the decision.

The agreement was quickly reached, and the Tea House representative stood up, preparing to leave.

Just as they walked to the door of the conference room, Li Feng suddenly spoke up, asking the final doubt of everyone present.

"I still don't understand... why did you choose a movie like this? A movie that... is bound to fail."

The leading Tea House representative stopped, turned back, with an inscrutable smile on his face.

His voice clearly entered everyone's ears.

"Because we have already begun to believe..."

"That Meng Zhu is the God of Cinema."

As his voice fell, he didn't stay any longer and left directly with his people.

...

Meanwhile, on the other side, in Meng Zhu's apartment.

He had just come out of the virtual capsule.

Although he was still somewhat mentally exhausted, he was relatively satisfied with his previous movie.

He took a quick shower and changed into a comfortable set of casual home clothes.

He was just chatting casually with his two assistants when unluckily a video call came through.

He casually answered it, and a striking and capable figure appeared in the holographic projection.

"Meng Zhu, congratulations on completing another phenomenal work."

The person communicating with him turned out to be none other than Li Linxian, the boss of that agency company.

Meng Zhu sat on the sofa, his eyes full of surprise.

Before he could ask,

Li Linxian appeared very solemn in the holographic projection.

She got straight to the point.

"Meng Zhu, today's conversation is extremely important, so I am conveying it to you personally."

Meng Zhu's gaze flickered slightly.

"Please go ahead, President Li."

Li Linxian took a deep breath, and her words were shocking.

"First of all, I need to re-introduce myself to you. I now have another identity: I am one of the core members of the Tea House."

"The Tea House?"

Meng Zhu was slightly stunned.

He was naturally not unfamiliar with the Tea House, but something seemed a bit off.

Li Linxian looked at his expression with a serious look.

"I know what you're thinking, but the Tea House is not the ordinary civilian organization you think it is. Standing behind it are several members of the Federation Council, numerous conglomerates, and factions. You could say this is a massive force sufficient to shake the rules of the entire Federation."

She paused, her gaze fixed tightly on Meng Zhu.

"And the sole purpose of the Tea House's existence is for you."

"For me?"

"Yes."

Li Linxian said word by word,

"Next, the Tea House will 'create a god' for you and make you the one and only God of Cinema in the Light and Shadow Federation!"

Meng Zhu first felt a trace of surprise, but soon, he figured out many connections.

His expression quickly returned to calm, and he even accepted this fact very calmly.

In fact, he knew very well that his performance in various virtual movies was simply too perfect.

In this Federation where all actors had a hard time, his performance would sooner or later be detected as abnormal by truly smart people.

They couldn't guess transmigration, couldn't think of cheat codes, and dared not believe that Meng Zhu could retain his memories.

But this did not prevent them from discovering Meng Zhu's 'specialness'.

In their eyes, Meng Zhu was perhaps a one-in-a-hundred-million outlier.

"Creating a god..."

Meng Zhu chuckled lightly, his tone so calm it was frightening.

"And then?"

Seeing that Meng Zhu was not only not panicked, but instead so calm and composed,

Li Linxian forcefully suppressed the excitement in her heart.

She slowly told Meng Zhu everything that happened in the Film Bureau conference room.

After listening, Meng Zhu became interested.

He raised an eyebrow.

"Send the script over and let me take a look."

With a soft "ding" sound,

"The script has already been sent to you."

Li Linxian's expression became somewhat complicated.

"Meng Zhu, I must remind you that you must take this seriously. This movie... is very difficult."

Meng Zhu didn't speak, instead directly opening that document.

The room was so quiet that only Meng Zhu's slight breathing could be heard.

Script title: Star Island Holiday

Right from the start it was a thunderbolt; this movie turned out to be one where everyone gets a Bad Ending.

What's rare is that the male and female leads are a pair, and the supporting male and female characters are a pair.

But unfortunately, the male and female leads ended up separating, and shockingly the supporting male and female characters separated as well.

Its general content is like this.

The female lead lives in a place called Star Island Resort, and since childhood she has had a secret crush on the next-door older brother, which is the supporting male character.

But the supporting male character likes the daughter of the Star Island Resort owner, which is the supporting female character.

When they grew up, the supporting male character finally confessed to the supporting female character and got together with her.

The female lead was crestfallen, traveled abroad with her company, and encountered the male lead by the seaside.

The male lead fell in love with the female lead at first sight, and was captivated upon seeing her a second time.

After the female lead left, the male lead missed her for some days, and finally couldn't help it, traveling thousands of miles to come to the female lead's country and checking into the resort.

And then came the male lead's fierce pursuit of the female lead.

But in the end, the female lead did not choose to follow the male lead to Country Y, but instead stayed at the resort, not even seeing the male lead off onto the plane.

As for the supporting female character, she ultimately had no choice but to agree to the arranged marriage set up by her father, leaving Fudao and leaving behind the heartbroken supporting male character.

The movie's ending is open-ended; whether the supporting male character has a chance of getting together with the female lead in the future is unknown.

The analysis team believes that if love is quantified at the ending,

then the supporting male character's heart should be seventy percent in love with the supporting female character, and thirty percent already touched by the female lead.

The female lead is the same: she should still seventy percent like the supporting male character, and thirty percent be moved by the male lead.

That's roughly how it is.

Let's not mention the minor pitfalls and hurdles within this.

Just for Meng Zhu alone,

there are two major pitfalls.

First, this movie is not purely a romance film; its inner core also contains multiple elements such as friendship, hometown affection, sacrifice, giving up, and growth.

The protagonist of the movie is less the male and female leads and more the entire Fudao Resort.

Therefore, this time the Heavenly Dao probably won't do any match-making for the emotional development of the male and female leads; we'll thank our lucky stars if it doesn't cause trouble.

The second point that makes Meng Zhu somewhat uncomfortable is that the male lead falls in love with the female lead at first sight.

In Meng Zhu's personality profile, this is almost impossible.

If he deliberately acts it out, then if someone with ulterior motives catches it, his doubts will probably undergo a qualitative increase.

People have heard of someone's subconscious having multiple sides, but completely opposite mate-selection and romantic views make it hard not to arouse suspicion.

Therefore, after reading the synopsis, Meng Zhu carefully read through the general content of the script.

He kept quiet all along, his brows furrowing tighter and tighter.

Li Linxian waited quietly on the other side of the screen.

Time ticked by second by second.

Just as Meng Zhu couldn't help but open his mouth to speak, Li Linxian spoke first.

"Meng Zhu, you might be afraid right now, thinking that the love at first sight endowed by the plot might be ignored by you, thus ending right at the start."

Meng Zhu looked up, feeling somewhat surprised in his heart. Could it be that the Tea House had some brilliant insight?

But he saw Li Linxian smile slightly.

"The upper management of the Tea House anticipated this long ago and told you to perform with peace of mind. This love at first sight will be true love at first sight, rather than some vague replacement of other emotions."

This time Meng Zhu was truly stunned.

The Tea House has this kind of ability?

How did they do it?

Although he was curious, he also set his mind at ease.

After all, he could actually act out the feeling of love at first sight; he was just afraid it would be hard to explain.

And now that the Tea House had already found an excuse for him, he would gladly accept it.