I Forged the Myth of the Ancient Overlords
Chapter 171 - 171 170. Making films is really a waste of your

Chapter 171: 170. Making films is really a waste of your talent_1 Chapter 171: 170. Making films is really a waste of your talent_1 Lu Ban decided not to dwell on Feng Yu’s matter.

First of all, he and Feng Yu, the real Feng Yu, were indeed not very familiar with each other, just common classmates in university, knowing very little about the real Feng Yu.

Instead, the current Feng Yu was someone Lu Ban had chatted with for several months via phone and WeChat, making them more acquainted.

Secondly, according to Feng Yu’s theory, she possessed everything that belonged to Feng Yu and, philosophically, could be considered a perfect clone of Feng Yu, and since the real Feng Yu had died, the current Feng Yu was the Feng Yu in Lu Ban’s perception.

Finally, even if he were to fret about it, it would be pointless.

Feng Yu shared all this with Lu Ban, which at least for now showed no hostility. She hadn’t obstructed Lu Ban nor asked him to do anything.

If you don’t meet face to face, would you care whether the silly group member you chat with in an online group is a cute girl or a foot-scratching man?

Lu Ban certainly didn’t mind.

After all, he had Qin Tiantian by his side, who appeared to be a beautiful girl but in reality could be a foot-scratching man.

Regarding whether Feng Yu might harm him in the future, Lu Ban decided to leave that worry to the Lu Ban of the future.

The Lu Ban of now didn’t need to worry about these things.

Adjusting his mood, Lu Ban awaited the award ceremony.

At the end of November.

The weather had entered the brisk severity that could be called deep autumn; fallen plane tree leaves were everywhere, and light autumn rain fell from the sky. People say, “Each layer of autumn rain brings a layer of cold,” and it was indeed so.

Lu Ban was glad he had brought warm clothes and didn’t need to make an impromptu purchase in the expensive shopping malls of Yannan Media University.

Today, it was still a drizzle, with people on the street holding umbrellas, but the fine rain driven by the wind still landed on their shoulders, dampening their clothes.

Lu Ban, holding a black umbrella and wearing a black coat, walked through the campus of Yannan Media University.

At first glance, he looked like he was going to a funeral.

However, because he was good-looking, while the usual person might appear to be part of a professional funeral team, Lu Ban looked more like an elegant and confident assassin who would go on a rampage if someone killed his dog.

He arrived at the university’s auditorium. True to a media university’s nature, the venue had been decorated to resemble a dazzling Star Avenue. There were many celebrities from the film industry present, and Lu Ban could spot several movie stars he had seen on the big screen just by casually looking around.

As soon as he walked in, he was stopped by someone dressed in formal attire who looked like a university student.

“Hello.”

He greeted Lu Ban.

Just as Lu Ban thought it was some kind of mix-up where he was mistaken for an intruder and was about to be asked to leave, the student pointed towards the front rows.

“The Actor seats are over there. May I ask what your seat number is? Do you need me to show you the way?”

It seemed there was indeed a misunderstanding; the person had mistaken Lu Ban for a star.

From a certain point of view, he was indeed an actor, as in all his videos and movies, he was the protagonist.

“No, actually I guess I could be considered a Director? My seat number is Area C, number 28.”

Lu Ban showed his electronic invitation.

“Oh, I’m sorry, Area C… wait, wait a second, are you Director Lu Ban?”

The student, upon seeing Lu Ban’s name, became somewhat flustered, even forgetting to use honorifics.

“Yes, that’s right.”

Lu Ban admitted generously.

He understood.

The student must have been filled with admiration after seeing the movie “Cry” due to the astonishing quality of Lu Ban’s film, so upon meeting him in person, the student was undoubtedly very excited and could hardly contain himself.

“Could you… could you perhaps take on some ‘more earthly’ job?”

The student blurted out.

“?”

Lu Ban was taken aback.

“Do you know how I got home after watching the movie?”

“Not really clear.”

“My girlfriend and I, after watching the movie, were so scared we didn’t dare to split up, so we ran to a hotel and booked a room to sleep together.”

“…Isn’t that pretty good?”

“Good in what sense! Every time I fell asleep, she’d wake me up, telling me to be quiet, claiming there seemed to be something behind the curtains. When she finally fell asleep… when she finally fell asleep, she actually started snoring!”

“Snoring is indeed quite serious.”

“Exactly! No, I mean, after watching your movie, I haven’t been able to sleep well these past few days. And after the other guys in our dorm went to see it, now all four of us big men have to sleep with the lights on, you get me?”

“It’s a waste of electricity.”

Director Lu Ban said earnestly.

“…Ah, sorry, I got a bit carried away there. Your movie was really great, truly excellent. It was scary but ended up being quite touching in the end, my girlfriend and I both cried.”

The college student ended up complimenting Lu Ban anyway.

“Right, can I get your autograph? Who knows when you’ll become famous, maybe I can even display it at home.”

He pulled out a little notebook with what looked like some storyboards or drafts inside.

Lu Ban generously signed it and even obliged his request for a photo before parting ways with the college student and heading to his seat.

Sitting and checking his phone for a while, Lu Ban felt someone nearby.

Raising his head, the other person hastily stepped back two paces, a look of wariness and shock on his face.

Lu Ban reflected for a moment and realized he didn’t recognize the person.

“So this is what you really look like…”

The man mumbled as if talking to himself, looking quite dejected with heavy dark circles under his eyes.

“May I ask who you are?”

“My name is Zhang Yuefan, I’m the director of ‘College Entrance Exam! College Entrance Exam! College Entrance Exam!’…”

The man seemed somewhat conflicted that Lu Ban hadn’t recognized him.

“Hello, hello.”

Lu Ban greeted him, realizing this director was sitting right beside him. Perhaps all the creators of the competing works had been gathered in Area C.

“This year has really been rough. It took a lot of effort to pull together the investment for the movie, and yet due to scheduling conflicts, it couldn’t be released nationwide, only at the film festival. I thought, okay, screening at the festival is fine, getting some reputation would still be good, but it seems like the reputation isn’t that great either. Plus, there’s a monster this year, tough indeed.”

He sat next to Lu Ban, muttering about something.

“Monster?”

Lu Ban inquired.

“Yeah, isn’t it a monster? A film that can go head-to-head with those big-budget productions in major theaters, why did it have to come and compete with us small directors at a film festival? Without comparison, there’s no harm done.”

Zhang Yuefan sighed sadly.

“It’s all your fault, all because of your ‘Cry’. But, wow, that movie was really quite horrifying. I didn’t dare go to the bathroom alone after watching it. With your skills being wasted on horror films…”

“So, what should I do then?”

Lu Ban was curious.

“You should start a large theme park, specifically to scare the pants off couples that come to visit. You could name it the Super Thriller Park.”

Zhang Yuefan said somberly.

“Great idea!”

Lu Ban agreed wholeheartedly.

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