pertwk Chapter 1 begins with "The Little Prince".
Chapter 1 begins with "The Little Prince".
"What are you writing?"
Beside a very long queue.
Seeing a boy squatting in the corner, the little girl asked him curiously.
The boy was about ten years old, very handsome, and was writing something intently with his head down.
Many of the children queuing up were quite good-looking, which is understandable, since they were all brought by their parents to audition for child stars.
The well-known director Qin Chuan is directing a new movie, but he is struggling to find suitable child actors, so he is holding a large-scale audition today.
Even so, the little boy's looks are still the best among them, with delicate and three-dimensional features at such a young age.
Luo Jinnian didn't reply, but simply pointed to the fragrant jianbing guozi in the little girl's hand.
"If you give me food, I'll show you."
The little girl froze, and driven by a mysterious force, she obediently handed over the jianbing guozi she had just taken a bite of.
Luo Jinnian casually handed over the notebook.
The Little Prince, is that the title of the story?
The girl's big eyes were full of curiosity.
The cover is hand-drawn.
A blond-haired boy stands on a lonely asteroid, wearing a scarf, gazing up at the starry sky and staring at a rose.
For some reason, the little girl really liked this painting.
Looking up, I saw the boy wolfing down his food as if he hadn't eaten for days.
Only then did she notice that beneath the boy's handsome face, his clothes were outdated and had several glaring holes.
"Next up, little Luo Jinnian."
The staff called out the boy's name.
A middle-aged woman adorned with gold and silver rushed over, pointing at Luo Jinnian and shouting arrogantly:
"You'd better perform well. If you don't get selected this time, you're not allowed to eat for two days!"
Noticing the attention around her, the middle-aged woman gave a fawning smile: "I'm his mother, how could I do such a thing? I was just trying to scare him."
She's really daring.
Its predecessor was someone who starved to death.
The current Luo Jinnian is a time traveler, and it turns out that staying up all night writing really can kill you.
Having personally orchestrated so many time-travel rituals for the male protagonists, fate still brought him into the limelight.
I thought being an orphan in my past life was bad enough, but I never imagined that in this life... it would be better to be an orphan again.
"He was that child star who was very popular before, but now he can't get any roles at all."
"Why can't someone as handsome as him get acting roles?"
"I heard it's because of his mother..."
People around them started whispering among themselves.
The original Luo Jinnian starred in a popular suspense film when she was a child, and gained some popularity because of her particularly expressive eyes.
With his striking good looks, people who considered themselves familiar with the entertainment industry quickly recognized him.
He took the script from the staff; it was a comedic role.
The script tells the story of a young boy whose parents are not home, and whose house is targeted by a group of thieves. It follows his humorous and witty battle against the thieves.
The plot is incredibly familiar. There's a similar work in another world called "Home Alone," but that's a foreign film.
The development of culture and entertainment in this world is completely different from that of the previous one. Many excellent works from the previous one do not exist in this one, and many works from this one did not exist in the previous one.
Indeed, the creation of works of art often leads to the same goal, despite different paths.
This also confirms one of Luo Jinnian's ideas: plagiarism has a future.
The renowned director nodded, signaling for the start.
"When I grow up and get married, I want to live alone."
"Please tell him that I don't want gifts, I just want him back."
"Excuse my bluntness, but why are you still afraid at your age?"
His basic skills in delivering lines are very good.
The renowned director nodded repeatedly. He liked the boy's expressive eyes, but there was one major flaw—the boy was far too handsome.
With such good looks, not only is he not representative enough, but it also explains the estrangement between the little boy's parents and him in the script.
At the end of the performance, he commented:
"The performance was good; it could be considered as..."
The abrupt sound interrupted him.
"I think I could try playing the mother of the child in the script, since I am his mother in real life."
The middle-aged woman's words caused the famous director's face to turn icy cold.
The person next to him whispered a few words in the director's ear.
"This child is immature; he can't be left alone on set..." the middle-aged woman added, thinking herself to be emotionally intelligent.
The staff, quite perceptively, began to usher people out.
Luo Jinnian's mother had always dreamed of being an actress. Once her child gained some fame, she started to tie the two of them together.
If Luo Jinnian is to be used, then she has to be used, otherwise she will cause a huge scene on set.
In fact, Luo Jinnian hasn't received any acting offers for some time now.
"You idiot director, I'm not doing this for his own good. Without us parents around, how can these kids be disciplined?!"
"I think his work is a mess too, I spit on it."
Seeing that Luo Jinnian remained silent and unresponsive, the middle-aged woman snatched the notebook from his hand and tore it to shreds in one go.
"Who told you to study? It's because you've been studying all the time that you've missed out on acting opportunities!"
Everything was going as Luo Jinnian had anticipated.
What was torn up was a blank notebook that had been prepared in advance; the notebook with the actual contents written on it had already been given to the girl who makes jianbing (Chinese crepes).
He even shed a few tears for emotional value.
"Mom, please don't tear up my notebooks! They're all my hard work."
One continuous take – that's what makes a veteran actor.
That way, he should be beaten less severely when he gets home.
The happiness of middle-aged women is often built on the suffering of their children.
"Your school starts tomorrow. Remember, just deal with the teachers at school, your main job is still to do well in acting, understand?"
Luo Jinnian nodded obediently.
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None of them are suitable.
The male lead in this work doesn't really need to be particularly handsome, but some parents are too biased towards their children. They think that even if someone is ugly and fat and has no audience appeal, they still have the nerve to take on roles.
Some of the children, let alone being able to act, are so spoiled that they don't listen to any instructions.
The famous director was so worried that he kept lighting cigarettes. For his next project, he would definitely find actors before writing the script.
He thought of the boy from today.
It's a pity he has such a mother; his future path will be very difficult.
Unless you meet a benefactor.
"Uncle, I don't recognize the words inside."
A little girl in a bright white dress ran over and gave him a notebook.
The famous director's sister was in poor health and had a very difficult pregnancy, so the little girl became the most beloved princess in both families as soon as she was born.
Qin Chuan is no exception; he plays the role of an elder in the family who is unreliable every day but plays with the children and listens to them.
"The Little Prince, is that the title of the book?"
His first impression was of the hand-drawn cover, featuring a scrawled blond boy gazing at the stars alone on a planet.
The cover is simple, yet it is full of fairy tale and loneliness.
Turning the page again, the great director understood why his niece couldn't understand it.
The handwritten text inside is all in French.
This might stump others, but it just so happened to enter the professional field of the great director, because he speaks French.
"This is a fairy tale..."
The story of The Little Prince begins from the first-person perspective of "I":
When I was a child, I drew a picture of a python swallowing a wild beast, but the adults said it was a hat.
So I drew the inside of the python in great detail, but the adults said that studying was more important.
So I gave up being a painter and became a pilot.
My plane crashed in the Sahara Desert, and in my bad mood, I met a mysterious little boy.
He is the Little Prince.
The Little Prince asked me to draw a sheep so he could keep it on his planet. I perfunctorily drew a picture of a boa constrictor swallowing a wild beast that I had drawn when I was a child.
The little prince recognized it and, dissatisfied, asked me to draw a sheep.
So I drew it.
The first time he complained that the sheep he drew was too old, the second time he complained that it wasn't a sheep at all, and the third time he said that the sheep was too old and wouldn't live long.
I impatiently drew a box and told the Little Prince that his sheep was inside.
The little guy beamed with joy; he loved the invisible sheep.
The pilot, the Little Prince's appearance, drawing sheep three times... The word formation is so simple, yet it is romantic and fairytale-like.
It can be said that Qin Chuan had never read such a fairy tale before.
"Uncle, don't just look at it yourself!"
The renowned director realized what was happening and asked curiously, "How did you get this script? I see the contents are handwritten."
"Hehe, I traded it for a jianbing (Chinese crepe), it's with that really handsome boy."
There must be only one person in the entire venue whose looks even my niece approves of.
A figure flashed before the great director's eyes. He speaks French? No, he knows I speak French!
"The Little Prince" became a global sensation starting in Europe, with cumulative global sales exceeding 5 million copies. It is hailed as the second most read book after the Bible and is recognized as one of the world's best-selling and most translated books.
It can be said that this is a masterpiece that successfully combines popular appeal with artistic merit.
There's a reason why Luo Jinnian plagiarized this work.
Firstly, Qin Chuan studied in France.
Secondly, Qin Chuan is a literary youth, so it's impossible for him not to like this work.
Thirdly... let him keep us in suspense for now.
As for how Luo Jinnian noticed the little girl's special qualities, it's even simpler—
Today's artwork needs a boy; her presence as a little girl is inappropriate.
Luo Jinnian took the gamble, and besides... he really craved that jianbing guozi (Chinese crepe).
Turning the pages further, I realized that "The Little Prince" was never finished.
The renowned director was completely engrossed; where did the Little Prince come from, and what kind of interaction would the pilot have with him...?
Seeing his niece's questioning gaze, he said urgently:
"What happens next in the story?"
The girl shook her head and said, "No, I didn't know. I only got this book by trading it for a jianbing (Chinese crepe)."
That's a really good way to break the chapter...