Chinese Showbiz, 1998: The Director Who Does Whatever He Wants

I just don't understand. These days, if you don't have money to hire teachers or schools, that's one thing, but even if you have money, it's like you're sick in the head. You can't stand anything without your own approval. Even if it's your own company or project, and there's no sensitive plot, you still need a teacher's approval and Han's review before you can even start writing a script.

Many plot points feel inexplicable. The protagonist's personality is unpredictable, shifting between sunny and gloomy. In the novel, everyone admires the protagonist's unconventional and individualistic nature, describing it as a kind of "clear-sounding laziness"—in the author's words. However, personally, I would keep my distance from such a person because it's inexplicable.

Your casting of those five female leads really hit the spot; I'll subscribe to the whole book just for that.

It's so padded out, the plot is incredibly drawn out, it takes over a hundred chapters to film a single movie, and it's all just slice-of-life stuff. The author clearly doesn't understand the appeal of Chinese entertainment novels.

The content is too weak, the pacing is too slow, there are too many minor flaws, the exciting moments aren't well-written, and the protagonist is portrayed as a lackey of the Beijing Film Academy, lacking any independent thought.

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The chapters where the protagonist trades stocks and futures are really bad. With so little money, that Brother Wang's performance is pathetic. And the protagonist keeps saying he's just a cash cow, that he has too much money? He keeps saying the main purpose is to make a movie. What's the point of making a movie?

People enjoy reading slice-of-life stories, but you can't keep doing that forever! Over 300 chapters and only one Golden Bear? Three movies made, one still unreleased—this isn't just padding, it's flooding the internet! Don't let it end up as a rambling diary with names of entertainment industry figures!

Some people are reborn to speculate in stocks, some to act, some to sing, some to go into business, some to find a bride, and the author is reborn to find his mother.

The protagonist's behavior is a bit neurotic. He's not the kind of person who's funny; his actions are inconsistent. For example, when he first meets Li Dabai, Dabai greets him and shakes his hand, but he ignores him. After changing the subject, he introduces himself and shakes hands again, then suddenly the conversation dies down and he ignores Dabai.