Marrying the big shot (translated novel)

24: Screenwriter

Shu Zimu and Qi Yan watched about an hour and a half of the two-and-a-half hours long movie. They sorted out the plot and felt this popular movie wasn't so bad. However, due to Qi Yan's facial paralysis, no one could tell if he was happy with the film or not. But, Shu Zimu had some unexpected gains.


Because of needing to rub the cat from time to time, it was difficult to eat popcorn and, the large bucket of popcorn remained the same. Xuexue had smelled the sweet scent and kept trying to reach out, luckily, it was protected by Shu Zimu and wasn't overturned. Because his view was interrupted again and again, Shu Zimu relied on his imagination to complete the missed plot. After doing it a few times, he suddenly thought that he might be able to become a screenwriter.


When this idea came, it wouldn't go away.


Shu Zimu was an online writer in his last life. When the hot IP of films and TV series broke out, may web writers tried to squeeze into the screenwriter industry. Some succeeded, and many failed. Since there were so many people doing this, it's clear that screenwriting was a good career change for fiction writers.


Shu Zimu had sold many copyrights of his books for production, and one of them was filmed. However, the public praise was average and, that screenwriter suffered from many criticisms. When Shu Zimu saw it, he couldn't help wanting to change that odd screenwriter and become his own screenwriter. But it was only a thought at that time, after all, many looked for screenwriters with connections and experiences. Although Shu Zimu was a god as a web writer, others wouldn't lift their eyes at him if he was in the screenwriter circle. Even when he's the author, it wasn't easy to participate in the screenwriting. In many cases, after the copyright was sold, the work has little to do with the author and investors didn't like them involved.


But his past experiences doesn't mean that it wouldn't work in this life. Now Shu Zimu was just 18 years old, with no debt and could still go to college. He has plenty of time and opportunities to explore his career. Online writing could bring him a lot of income, even if this road failed, his situation would never be as difficult as his last life. There was no cost and no burden, and he could try more for his future.


Shu Zimu's heart was full of expectations and dreams for the future, it was pure yearning with no worries. This was completely different from his previous life, where he lived under the immense pressures of debt and desired to earn more.


He also realised that he had relieved a lot of the harm the Xue Family did to him in the past. It was perhaps because many things had changed since his rebirth, or the Xue Family didn't dare to use hard methods to control him. Shu Zimu felt that he was indeed reborn, not only because he woke up to that day, but because of the changes that occurred in these past few days.


Shu Zimu laughed unconsciously in the dark room. It was really different, he has a clever, cute and well-behaved cat, and started on the road to revenge. In two months he would go to college to major in screenwriting and there was a person, who doesn't say much but genuinely cared for others, who would be...his future 'husband?'


In short, after the movie ended Qi Yan was expressionless, but Shu Zimu was obviously happy.


Were we watching a comedy? Or does he like these kinds of movies? Qi Yan was slightly puzzled, the ending was clearly not satisfactory, or was he laughing at something else?


Qi Yan felt that watching movies wasn't necessarily a thing couples would do on a date. After all, they didn't talk throughout and, people have different opinions so it might harm the two parties' feelings.


We can only be considered as friends, but since there's an obvious disagreement, we shouldn't discuss more. Qi Yan thought.


Shu Zimu didn't know that his happiness caused Qi Yan to overthink. He wanted to tell the other that he thought about what major to study in at university, but he saw there were a few missed calls on his phone.


It was from Xue Li.


He had muted his phone when the movie started, so he hadn't noticed. Xue Li had called him five or six times within the last ten minutes, it looked like he had something urgent to tell him.


Shu Zimu immediately frowned. Although he had dismissed a lot of things, he hadn't reduced his hatred and resentment towards the Xue Family and was more willing to focus on his present life first. Now seeing the record of missed calls, Shu Zimu instinct told him that Xue Li was unhappily looking for him.


He and Qi Yan talked for a bit, and he went to a quiet corner to call back. Qi Yan was polite and didn't follow him, he carried Xuexue and looked at him from a distance.


The call connected quickly.


"You still haven't come back!" Shu Zimu didn't have time to say anything, and was scolded by Xue Li right in the face, "You really disgrace me, if Young Master Qi finds out, let's see how I'll teach you!"


Shu Zimu's expression was cold and he pinched his glabella: "Find out what?"


"Don't you know? You still have the face to ask!" Xue Li was frustrated, but didn't explain to him, "Hurry up and come back, then ask again!" He finished and banged the phone shut.


Shu Zimu paused, he didn't know what Xue Li was angry about. What was he afraid of if discovered by Qi Yan? There's nothing except his rebirth. Xue Li couldn't have known about his rebirth, so when he heard this from Xue Li, he thought he had done nothing that would offend Qi Yan.


Seeing that Qi Yan was looking over, Shu Zimu thought about it and told him: "Xue Li seems to think that I have done thing bad that can't be discovered by you. "


"..." Qi Yan was silent for a while and asked, "He wants you to go back immediately?"


Shu Zimu nodded, and Qi Yan suggested: "Then I'll send you back."


Shu Zimu instantly shook his head, "If you go, he'll whitewash this. I'll go back by myself and see what the hell he's doing."


Qi Yan thought that Shu Zimu might receive Xue Li's angry alone if he went back by himself, it would be better for him to send him back. But this time, Shu Zimu wasn't as easy to convince as before.


"As long as our wedding day isn't changing, he won't seize me for the time being." Shu Zimu was certain about this, "Wait for me to return home and call, this way Xue Li won't dare do anything."


Seeing that Qi Yan was listening, Shu Zimu continued: "And I have to know whom Xue Li got this from. This kind of backstabber should be dug out sooner."


This time, Shu Zimu didn't refuse him out of politeness so Qi Yan didn't insist anymore. He saw him leaving in a taxi, and he went home with Xuexue. On the way, he thought of the 'phone call agreement' with Shu Zimu.


En, I drove to the Xue house a few times before. It took about 80 minutes, then I'll call in an hour and a half. No, maybe the taxi will get there quicker, I'll call in 70 minutes...forget it, I'll make a video call. If Xue Li hits him and the sound couldn't be transmitted, let's just use a video call to be sure.