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What is it like to be an assistant next to a celebrity artist?

Wang Biao has seen such topics on the Internet before.

There are various answers to this topic. There is the kind of assistant who meets a very good artist and is taken good care of by the artist, and there is the kind of artist who meets some kind of weirdo and is thrown on the street in the middle of the night.

The differences between people, even the differences between artists, are all because the forest is big enough and there are a lot of specimens.

Wang Biao's expectations for Lu Yanhe were very high from the beginning. However, Lu Yanhe's feedback was even higher than his expectations. This was something Wang Biao himself did not expect.

Wang Biao never thought that he would be an assistant for the rest of his life. When he first received this opportunity, he thought it was a good opportunity and a springboard. Working as an assistant next to Lu Yanhe for several years, the people I met and the things I saw will be a good learning and growth experience.

However, after he stayed with Lu Yanhe for a long time, this idea slowly disappeared.

It’s not that the idea of ​​“a great learning and growth experience” has disappeared, but the idea of ​​“a springboard” has disappeared.

Wang Biao gradually got used to being an assistant next to Lu Yanhe. Even if he is just an assistant, the world, people, and things he comes into contact with are completely different from the world he was in before. Lu Yanhe's talent and hard work made Wang Biao feel that everything he did was worth it. This kind of worthiness is a sense of value and a sense of identity.

He recognized the work of his assistant.

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The next day, Wang Biao, Lu Yanhe and Liu Bige's team, a group of eight or nine people, stayed in Jiangzhi for a whole day.

They are looking for which places can be used as shooting scenes for the movie, which places should be shot at what time, and the pictures will be the most beautiful.

This involves a lot of technical and aesthetic issues.

Wang Biao followed and listened, listening to these people talk about how to make a good movie, the technical difficulty, and the relationship between actors and the camera and the picture. He originally slept at the inn last night and only slept for a few hours. He thought he would be sleepy today. , unexpectedly, he listened very carefully.

He loved hearing this stuff. Even if he has these things, he may never need them in his lifetime.

Wang Biao feels that he actually likes to be around some awesome people and listen to them talk about very professional things. In this way, he also has the illusion that he is one of them. Wang Biao realized that this might be why he liked to be Lu Yanhe's assistant.

Only by Lu Yanhe's side could he get to know so many interesting people.

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Liu Bige said: "You have to think clearly. If you shoot this movie here, you will definitely have to find another place to shoot. There are a lot of snow scene scenes in your script. Jiang Zhi simply cannot meet this condition."

Lu Yanhe nodded and said, "I know."

Liu Bige: "You still want to catch up with Valentine's Day next year. I think this is very difficult and basically impossible to achieve. Do you only give yourself one month of editing time?"

Lu Yanhe said: "Mainly, I think this movie is suitable to watch in winter."

Liu Bige: "Then we will move it to the year after next to release it."

Lu Yanhe: "Then this movie will have to wait for a year to be released."

Liu Bige said: "Waiting for a year is not a long time for a movie. In fact, I don't think it necessarily needs to be released on Valentine's Day. This movie of yours is not a movie purely about love. Secret Love The story has both summer and winter, wouldn’t it be good to release it in the summer time? Students are on vacation.”

“Do you think students are the main audience for this movie?”

"I think so." Liu Bige said, "Only students at that age can truly empathize with what your movie is about. To be honest, after a person reaches the age of thirty, in life, daily necessities such as rice, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, tea, etc. Their senses are dulled, and you can no longer expect their hearts to pound like they did when they were teenagers.”

Lu Yanhe: "Are you talking about yourself?"

"roll."

The two men looked at each other and smiled.

In fact, they all understand what Liu Bige means. Why does Lu Yanhe still feel a sense of threat when watching a movie like "Flowers on the Star", which obviously does not pursue much in the art of cinema? Because Lu Yanhe also knows very well that in today's era, everyone is busy and exhausted. Rather than starting from a movie that hides expressions deep in the heart, everyone would rather follow a movie that opens up and closes, with more straightforward emotional ups and downs. Forget about reality in the cinema and be overwhelmed by the emotions of the movie.

Lu Yanhe clearly knows that there may be no way "Love Letter" can compete with "Flowers on the Star" at the box office. If the quality of the movie "Flowers on the Stars" really shows the quality shown in its trailer, Lu Yanhe can predict that the box office of this movie will definitely be very good.

Liu Bige said: "Actually, your movie is quite thankless. For viewers who like literary and artistic films, this movie is too commercial, too good-looking, and too straightforward. For viewers who like to watch commercial films, , this movie is too obscure and too literary, and if it doesn’t go to a certain extreme, it may not please both ends.”

Lu Yanhe nodded.

Liu Bige was absolutely right.

He said, "But it's a very touching story, right?"

"Yeah." Liu Bige nodded, "It's a good story. If I were asked to be the director of this project, I don't think I would refuse."

Lu Yanhe: "Well, that's fine."

Liu Bige smiled and said, "Yanhe, this is your first movie that you wrote, directed and acted in. Aren't you worried that if the box office performance does not meet everyone's expectations, others will lose confidence in you?"

"If you lose confidence in me so easily, then take the opportunity to lose it." Lu Yanhe said, "I can't play the safe card from now on just to keep the market confident in me. In fact, there has never been a real safe card in this industry, right? Even the most awesome directors can fail, and even the most famous actors can have bad performances."

Liu Bige: "You haven't failed yet."

"So everyone has a false confidence in me now." Lu Yanhe was also helpless.

Liu Bige: "All emerging stars have to go through this process. Moreover, your past resume is so brilliant, and you have never failed. It's no wonder that others have high expectations for your new movies. So, if the box office of "Love Letter" is too average, your aura of undefeated myth will no longer exist."

Lu Yanhe said: "Then do you think the box office of "Love Letter" will be average?"

"It depends on how you make it, and also on the positioning of the movie." Liu Bige said bluntly, "If you make this movie into a particularly sensational and bloody movie, maybe with the appeal of you and Chen Bige, you can still attract hundreds of millions of box office. If you make it into an art film, you have to find a good positioning and find its audience."

If the script of "Love Letter" wants to be made into a bloody youth film, it can also be made.

Lu Yanhe: "It's absolutely impossible to make it ridiculous. If it's ridiculous, Sister Bi Ge will be the first to not act, and I won't act either."

"Then you have to do a good job of promoting it. Don't do that kind of deceptive publicity just for the first-day box office, making people think that this movie is that kind of movie. You trick those audiences into the cinema, and they will only come out cursing, and then the reputation of your movie will become very bad, which will deter most audiences." Liu Bige said, "This movie should still be positioned as a niche art film for promotion, rather than a commercial film for the public taste."

Lu Yanhe actually thought of what Liu Bige said a long time ago, but he didn't say so conclusively that it should be positioned as an art film for promotion. In fact, Lu Yanhe wrote this movie because it would be liked by many people and it was a classic of a generation. Lu Yanhe subconsciously felt that it would be liked by most people. When Liu Bige said this, Lu Yanhe suddenly realized one thing. Although "Love Letter" is a classic, it is also a classic passed down by word of mouth in the hearts of movie fans.

Is it a movie that is liked and known by the public?

The moment this question popped up in Lu Yanhe's mind, Lu Yanhe found that he didn't have an accurate answer.

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Liu Bige also met Zhang Ruozhi.

Zhang Ruozhi came with Liu Lingmeng.

After school, the two girls in school uniforms met Lu Yanhe and his friends at a cafe near the school.

The two girls were surprised to learn that the person in front of them was the director of "Late Spring". Because they are all fans of "Late Spring".

Movies like "Late Spring" and "Love Letter" definitely have more female audiences. This is beyond doubt. Zhang Ruozhi and Liu Lingmeng are both loyal fans of "Late Spring". Therefore, meeting Liu Bige, especially the director is also a very young and handsome man, made them both a little excited.

In the hearts of the audience, actors and directors are indeed different for a movie. In addition to the fans of the actors themselves, for a movie, if most of the audience likes a movie and is a fan of the movie, then they must still admire the director of the movie more than the actors. The love for the actors is to love the house and the people.

The same is true for Zhang Ruozhi and Liu Lingmeng.

In front of Liu Bige, Liu Lingmeng directly threw Lu Yanhe aside. Before, he was chirping like a sparrow, but with Liu Bige, Lu Yanhe became yesterday's flower, and all questions were asked to Liu Bige. Lu Yanhe didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

However, Lu Yanhe quite likes Liu Lingmeng's personality. A generous, enthusiastic, and optimistic person will not be disliked wherever he goes, at most he will be annoying. Liu Lingmeng is far from that level.

Zhang Ruozhi's personality is more elegant.

She listens more and speaks less, but the smile on her face still reminds Lu Yanhe of Sakai Miki frequently.

At this time, several boys walked past the floor-to-ceiling window of the cafe with basketballs.

One of the boys suddenly knocked on the window outside.

Lu Yanhe and the others turned their heads to look.

A boy with thick eyebrows and big eyes stood outside, grinning at them.

Seeing them looking over, he waved his hand.

"Zhang Ruozhi, Liu Lingmeng, what are you doing here?!" His voice sounded very sunny.

Because of his movement, several other boys also noticed it and gathered around curiously.

Lu Yanhe inexplicably felt that the scene in front of him was a bit funny.

Several high school students leaned on the French window and looked at them curiously.

It was as if they were monkeys in a zoo.

Liu Lingmeng waved at them and said, "We are busy, don't disturb us."

As soon as the voice fell, the boys turned around one by one and ran in from the entrance of the cafe.

Liu Lingmeng said angrily, "These annoying guys never listen to me every time!"

Those boys ran to Lu Yanhe and the others, one by one, all opened their eyes wide and looked at Lu Yanhe with incredible eyes.

"It's really you!"

Lu Yanhe looked at them, smiled, waved his hand and said, "Yes, it's me."

The leader looked angry and asked, "Can we sit down?"

"You are so annoying." Liu Lingmeng said to them dissatisfied, "I told you we have serious things to talk about."

"You two are so uninteresting. You came to see Lu Yanhe secretly and didn't tell us." The leading boy complained.

Liu Lingmeng: "..."

Liu Lingmeng: "Why should we tell you? Why are you so annoying!"

Seeing them like this, Lu Yanhe thought of when he was in No. 13 Middle School a few years ago.

At that time, everyone in the class often attacked each other like this.

Suddenly I felt nostalgic.

Lu Yanhe said with a smile: "Sit down, I'll treat you to coffee, or...at this point, you won't be able to sleep at night after drinking it? Look at what you want to drink or eat, just order whatever you want, I'll treat you." "

"Really?!" Several boys' eyes immediately lit up, and they unceremoniously pulled up chairs and sat down.

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Opposite the cafe, senior ditch boy Zhou Shuchun and his assistant were sitting in a van, carefully looking at the situation opposite the cafe.

"Brother Chun, do you think the heroine of Lu Yanhe's new film will be in it?"

"He must be here. No need to ask. If not, what has he been doing in Jiangzhi these days?" Zhou Shuchun also held a telescope in his hand to observe the subtle expressions on the faces of the people opposite, "Now everyone is I want to know who the heroine in Lu Yanhe’s new movie is. If we can film it first, this revelation will give us a break for half a year.”

The assistant's eyes suddenly widened.

"so smart?"

"Yeah." Zhou Shuchun nodded, "So, we must find it accurately and don't make any mistakes."

The assistant asked: "Brother Chun, why do you think the heroine of Lu Yanhe's new film has attracted so much attention?"

Zhou Shuchun: "Do you think Lu Yanhe is not the kind of top director, and the weight of his new film is not high enough to make newcomers famous?"

The assistant nodded.

"Many people are like you. They only see the surface but ignore a very important fact."

"What fact?" the assistant asked, still puzzled.

Zhou Shuchun said: "From the other five people in "Six People", to the three protagonists in "Three Mountains", to the young people in "Late Spring", look at how many of the dramas he took on are now A popular actor?”

The assistant looked surprised.

"Is this his credit?"

"Whether it is due to him or not is another matter, but apart from the all-star cast of "Seventeenth Floor", every drama he plays has introduced many newcomers. It can be said that there are many famous and surnamed talents who emerged in the entertainment industry last year. Of the newcomers, less than half came from projects starring Lu Yanhe. Now do you know why everyone is so concerned about the heroine of Lu Yanhe’s new movie? Because it is very likely that this heroine will be a first-line actress in the future.”

The assistant was a little confused and said, "Is this too exaggerated?"

"Exaggeration? No, it's not an exaggeration at all." Zhou Shuchun said, "I'll put it here first, you can wait and see."

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Lu Yanhe and the others did not notice that they were being photographed by the paparazzi.

Nowadays, fewer and fewer paparazzi come to follow Lu Yanhe, mainly because there is nothing explosive to be photographed here in Lu Yanhe.

Lu Yanhe's life is lackluster. Most of the time, he is either on the set or at school, with nothing to film.

No matter how much news you shoot, it will make Lu Yanhe's fans happy, but it will not bring much financial return to the media.

Lu Yanhe himself is not very resistant to the media or paparazzi.

Anyway, every time he meets the media or paparazzi, he openly lets them take pictures. Lu Yanhe also always felt that he had nothing to dislike.

Even if he was photographed, for example, kissing Chen Siqi on the roadside, it caused a lot of discussion, which meant everyone talked about it.

Therefore, over time, Lu Yanhe lost his sensitivity in this area.

It was Zou Dong who noticed something was wrong first.

"We seemed to be followed by a car." Zou Dong said.

Lu Yanhe recognized the person in the car immediately.

"Zhou Shuchun." Lu Yanhe said.

Zou Dong asked: "Who is Zhou Shuchun?"

When Lu Yanhe was dealing with Zhou Shuchun, Zou Dong hadn't even arrived yet.

"A very annoying and pestering reporter. He is said to be a reporter, but I think he is more like a paparazzi." Lu Yanhe said, "After the college entrance examination, he pestered me and my classmates, wanting to ask questions. Would I choose Zhenhua or Yuming? I was not happy when we met several times later.”

Zou Dong: "Oh, paparazzi, that's okay."

"Do you still think he is the murderer who came to hunt me down?" Lu Yanhe heard that there was a little regret in Zou Dong's tone, and he couldn't laugh or cry, "We are not making a movie."

In fact, Zou Dong was not regretting anything else, but as a bodyguard, he always felt that staying by Lu Yanhe's side did not reflect much of his professional value. If he was really the one looking for trouble, Zou Dong thought it was an opportunity to show off his skills.

Lu Yanhe said: "But why did he follow him to Jiangzhi? What do you want to take pictures of me?"

He asked Wang Biao: "Is there any news about me now?"

He thought that Zhou Shuchun was attracted to him because he was on the hot search for something.

Wang Biao shook his head and said: "No, Brother Lu, you are not on the hot search now. The thing that attracts the most attention right now is the new movie "Love Letter". Could it be that you want to find out more about "Love Letter"? "News?"

Lu Yanhe suddenly understood.

It's really possible.

Zhou Shuchun came here specifically to capture some material related to "Love Letter", right?

Such as the heroine.

Lu Yanhe suddenly came back to his senses.

What attracts the most attention in "Love Letter" right now is who will end up with the dramatic heroine?

There were so many people coming for interviews, and all the agents were inquiring about relevant information.

Not only in the industry, but also on the Internet, people always ask who the heroine of "Love Letter" is.

Lu Yanhe's expression suddenly changed.

Because he realized that this was something that could have serious consequences.

He immediately called Chen Ziyan.

"What do you mean? Zhou Shuchun came to Jiangzhi to take pictures of you?"

"Yes." Lu Yanhe explained, "Brother Dong found a car following us. I took a picture of the car with my mobile phone. When I zoomed in, I found Zhou Shuchun sitting inside."

"What happened to this guy? After disappearing for a while, he came back again?" Chen Ziyan pondered for a moment, "Are you worried that he photographed Zhang Ruozhi and exposed Zhang Ruozhi on the Internet in advance?"

"Well." Lu Yanhe said, "Sister Ziyan, I hope Zhang Ruozhi will try her best to keep everyone unaware of who she is before the movie is released, so that when she appears in the movie, she will give everyone the first impression. A surprise.”

Chen Ziyan: "But now you don't know if Zhou Shuchun has photographed anything?"

"Well, I don't dare to take this risk. This afternoon I met with Liu Bige and Zhang Ruozhi. Maybe he has seen it, or maybe he has guessed it."

"He doesn't need to confirm whether the heroine of your movie is her. He just needs to release a suspected smoke bomb, which is enough to put Zhang Ruozhi on the hot search."

"Um."

Chen Ziyan immediately understood what Lu Yanhe was worried about.

"First of all, I have to find a reason for you to stay in Jiangzhi." Chen Ziyan quickly figured out her thoughts and began to give instructions to Lu Yanhe, "I suggest you take Liu Bige and his photography team together later. Movie, dinner is the best time, be more casual, don’t be so deliberate, just say that you are going with them to find locations for the new movie.”

Lu Yanhe: "Well, that's no problem. We'll shoot it when we get to the hotel."

"It's best to make an official announcement that Liu Bige will be the director of photography for your new film." Chen Ziyan said, "Otherwise, you, who usually don't share such personal photos, would suddenly post such a group photo, and you would be like Zhou Shuchun. , you may not be able to see anything fishy.”

Lu Yanhe: "Okay."

Chen Ziyan said: "The second thing is to communicate with Bi Ge. The problem is not big, but you will have to bear the infamy for a period of time."

"Infamy?" Lu Yanhe was confused, wondering what solution Chen Ziyan had thought of.

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That night, Zhou Shuchun's assistant was checking the photos taken by his camera when he suddenly heard Zhou Shuchun curse.

The assistant was startled and looked at Zhou Shuchun in confusion.

"What's wrong, Brother Chun?"

Zhou Shuchun rolled his eyes in anger and said, "It's a waste of time, let's leave tomorrow."

"Leave?" The assistant looked puzzled and asked, "Why are you leaving? Aren't you going to take pictures of the two girls who met Lu Yanhe today?"

Zhou Shuchun said: "What the hell, if you turn on your phone and look at Weibo now, you will know what's going on. Damn it, now that Chen Bige has been chosen as the heroine, why are you still pretending to audition? Isn't there news that a new person will be selected? A bit of a heroine? She turned into Chen Bige again!”

Ten minutes ago, Lu Yanhe posted a photo of him having dinner with Liu Bige and others.

It was just a very ordinary selfie, announcing that Bige Liu would serve as the photography director of "Love Letter".

Five minutes ago, "Love Letter" suddenly registered an official account and released a message that the male and female protagonists of the film will be played by Lu Yanhe and Chen Bige.

As soon as the news came out, the Internet exploded.

Not only is it a big hit online, it’s also the same in the industry.

Many people have heard the news before that this movie is looking for new actors. What's going on? Suddenly stop looking for new people? Became Chen Bige again?

Discussions arose.

The actresses who had been invited for interviews before were so angry when they saw the news that they felt that they had been tricked.

When Jiang Yuqian saw the news, she was also stunned.

Lu Yanhe told her personally that he wanted to use a new actress as the heroine of this movie. Why did she suddenly become Chen Bige?

Jiang Yuqian hesitated and called Lu Yanhe.

She worried that the reason for such a change must be that something went wrong behind the scenes of the film's production.

Jiang Yuqian had seen this situation countless times.

When the call was connected, Jiang Yuqian immediately asked Lu Yanhe: "Yan He, is there a funding problem for "Love Letter", or something? You told me before that a new actress was going to be used as the heroine, why did you suddenly announce Sister Bi Ge? The investor requested Do I have to use celebrities?”

Lu Yanhe didn't expect that the first person to call and care about him would be Jiang Yuqian.

He quickly explained the ins and outs to Jiang Yuqian.

Only then did Jiang Yuqian know that the role for which the audition was held did exist, and the candidate had already been found. Chen Bige plays the adult heroine. To be precise, this movie has two heroines.

She suddenly realized.

"In order to keep it secret and prevent the girl from being exposed, I could only use this kind of deception to make Zhou Shuchun think that the person he photographed was not the heroine." Lu Yanhe said, "I hope I can make him give up."

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"Now that I think about it, the two girls they met in the cafe in the afternoon were probably not others. A few more boys came later?" the assistant said to Zhou Shuchun, "They were probably just sitting and chatting with a few students. After chatting, it seemed that those boys knew the two girls. Maybe they liked them and wanted to invite them to appear in the movie? "

Zhou Shuchun's face looked ugly.

This time, he and his assistant worked so hard to travel so far, switching cars, just to get some exclusive news about "Love Letter".

I thought he had witnessed the secret heroine of this film, but now that the film has been officially announced, I found out that he was all wrong.

"..." Anyway, he didn't seem to have a smooth life here in Lu Yanhe.

The assistant added: "Brother Chun, I just saw news on the Internet that Xu Yiren seems to be in contact with Longyan Pictures. How about we go shoot her."

Zhou Shuchun complained: "What is there about her that is worth filming? Are you discussing cooperation with Longyan Pictures for the next film? How many people do you think are interested in this kind of thing? Besides her fans, who else can do this kind of thing?"

The assistant said: "But, Brother Chun, Longyan Pictures will launch a new film directed by Liu Bige in the second half of the year. It is said that Li Zhibai will star in the film. Maybe Xu Yiren is here to talk about this film."

Only then did Zhou Shuchun's attitude change.

"Is this your guess, or something?"

The assistant said: "This is the only movie that Longyan Pictures is preparing to launch in the past six months. I think Xu Yiren likes it. The movie "My Home I Haven't Returned for a Long Time" was a box office hit. She is very proud now. I hear It was said that Ruyi Film asked her to make a movie with an actual investment of more than 80 million, but she didn't accept it. If she is willing to contact Longyan Pictures at this time, it must be a better project than this one. It seems that it is Liu. This is Bigo’s.”

"You're a teachable kid. Your analysis proves that you've finally got started." Zhou Shuchun nodded and said, "Let's dig into this next."

The assistant smiled brightly.

"good."

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Lu Yanhe and Chen Ziyan waited for a few more days, and they were relieved together when no news about the heroine of "Love Letter" was exposed online.

Fortunately, it was not exposed.

The secret was kept.

If she hadn't been conservative, would the heroine continue to use Zhang Ruozhi?

This question needs a question mark.

Lu Yanhe didn't know the answer either.

Chen Ziyan said: "The only sequelae now is that you have been scolded a bit harshly. Since you finally found Chen Bige to be the heroine, you also conducted such an intensive interview before. It is simply a fool and a waste of everyone's time."

Lu Yanhe: "I can only let everyone misunderstand this for now. After the movie is released, I will have the opportunity to clarify it."

Chen Ziyan: "Well, but among the people who auditioned, didn't you think there was any good one? There wasn't a face that you thought was suitable for the movie?"

"Of course there is, but it's just not as suitable as Zhang Ruozhi's Huaishu in high school."

"Then if you think it's good, you can also select it and have one or two scenes appear in it." Chen Ziyan said, "These people come to you for auditions just to find opportunities. If you can support them, just support them." Don’t bother them in vain.”

Lu Yanhe nodded and said, "Okay."

"Love Letter" has many campus scenes, and it does require a lot of students. According to the interview requirements at the time, many of the auditionees were actually able to play high school students.

Lu Yanhe watched all the previous interviews and audition tapes again with everyone, selected seven actresses, contacted them one by one, and asked them if they were willing to join the "Love Letter" movie and play a small role in it.

In the end, all seven actresses said they wanted to come.

As Chen Ziyan said, according to the initial interview requirements, the actresses who came to interview for "Love Letter" were either newcomers or people who had just debuted for a few years and were not known by everyone. They were all in need of opportunities the most.

Lu Yanhe selected seven people this time. Their appearance in a few scenes in "Love Letter" may be an opportunity for them to participate in the next film.

Whether it was Zhou Shuchun's incident or the incident with these seven actresses, Lu Yanhe realized how much he still lacked in dealing with others.

Lu Yanhe silently kept it in his mind to remind himself that he would have to remember it better when encountering similar things in the future.

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Not anymore today, I’m so tired. I couldn’t keep my eyes open when I reached the 4,000-word mark, but I kept on writing until the 8,000-word mark.

Everyone should go to bed early and don't stay up late.

See you tomorrow. (End of chapter)