Showbiz, Starting in 1999
文娱从1999开始
- Status
- Completed
- Length
- 2.4M Words
- Genre
- Urban
- Subgenre
- Showbiz Romance
- Updated
- 3y ago
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This economic system collapsed. Prices were like those of the 1980s at first, then they went up again. What could you buy with a few cents in 1999? A steamed bun cost 50 cents. Extras were paid a few dollars a day, were they eating grass? Later, a supporting actor was played by Zhang Jizhong, who was paid 8,000 yuan per episode, which was higher than Huang Xiaoming's in 2005.
Speechless, they actually made a Lust, Caution film. It feels kind of low-class.
I've noticed a really strange thing: these scumbag male lead novels and harem novels are surprisingly good at depicting the romance between the male and female leads. Every relationship touches a soft spot in your heart, while some single-female lead novels are written so dryly that the female lead is often reduced to a two-dimensional character, shallow and bland. What's wrong with this world?!
Honestly, if you're making a movie, you could try "Bad Genius," then capitalize on the SAT cheating scandal in the US to break into the American market. Just cashing in on the rights to movies like Twilight is a bit boring. The best approach would be for the author to weave together different films and create something entirely new.
After reading over 200 chapters, here's a summary: the protagonist is a treacherous character who uses people's kindness and then discards them—calling him an ingrate wouldn't be an exaggeration. He has absolutely no gratitude. From the old man on the train who gave him steamed buns when he was starving, to the elderly couple at the wonton shop who provided him with food and shelter, to the…
This book is absolutely disgusting, especially considering Gao Yuanyuan's performance. The author's pretentious literary style deserves a lot of credit; it starts with a slut, a mistress rises to power, and this perfectly good harem novel insists on defining the female lead.
Why only give employees 30% of the shares? Shouldn't it be 70%? ... Are you treating your employees like your own parents?
Han Sanping was born in 1953. Gu Changwei was born in 1957. The protagonist was born in 1982. Han Sanping is 29 years older than the protagonist. The main character is called Gu Changwei (Brother Gu) and Han Sanping (Grandpa Han). There's no need to grovel to this extent, no need to be so humble.
If you don't accept harem novels, then write fewer scenes of the protagonist giving away women. What does it matter to the protagonist if other people are in love? Writing these scenes in harem novels is all about giving away women, you know?
It's already at chapter 130, and he only slept with someone once while drunk, and he doesn't even remember it. All the women call him a scumbag. A whole show has 60 chapters of it, I'm speechless.