Screenwriter Mystery

Chapter 20: reflection

"What's the matter?"

At the entrance of the alley in the chaotic neighborhood of Compton, the police car stopped there with annoying sirens.

Opening the car door, a white patrol officer with a big belly stepped out of the car.

He reached out and touched the pistol at his waist, and asked the colleague who was investigating in the alley.

"nothing."

Hearing the question from the white patrolman, the policeman who arrived first shrugged, turned his head to look at the people behind him who were still in shock, and shook his head.

"Just met a group of drunks who called false police."

"Yes."

Hearing his colleague's reply, the nervous look on the white policeman's face suddenly let go a bit. While he was relieved, the palm on his waist still didn't let go.

After all, this is a high-risk area with one of the highest crime rates in Los Angeles, and it is also one of the areas with the highest police death rate. Walking in such a dangerous neighborhood, especially a white policeman like him, may rush out of the roadside at any time. People of color who have been discriminated against have shot at each other, and then, under the rendering of the TV media, have become kind citizens who have worked diligently.

And these police officers who actually protect the safety of the citizens have become the culprits of everything.

Obviously, these police officers are the biggest guarantee for the safety of the entire city.

Even if they occasionally sprayed unarmed children with pepper spray to stop suicidal people from shooting, selective law enforcement.

But can you blame them?

They're just there to make this country safer.

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"You must believe me, there really is a bar here!"

Hearing the conversation between the police, the nose pinned man Bert immediately shouted with excitement.

"It's true. I'm not lying. In fact, it's not just me who entered the bar. My friends are also like me..."

"Yes, yes, a bar full of monsters."

He nodded perfunctorily, looking at Bert, whose face was blushing and smelled of alcohol,

The patrolman obviously didn't believe what he said.

"Halloween is long over, Mr. Burt."

After recording the report of the police, the patrolman closed the booklet in his hand and looked up at the wall in the alley again. Apart from the random graffiti, he couldn't see the bar at all, and then said to Bert.

"Now, Mr. Burt, you lied to the police and caused unnecessary waste of human resources for the police, and you need to pay a fine of five hundred dollars for this."

"Fine, why?!"

"Everything I said is true, I didn't call the false police!"

Hearing that the police believed that he had called the police falsely, especially that he still needed to pay a fine, the expression on Bert's face became a little more excited.

However, the police's response was equally adept.

In the alley, the two policemen looked at each other silently, and then at a lightning-fast speed, they drew their guns, gave a warning, and quickly detained Bert.

"The target resisted, and the arrest has now been implemented."

Controlling the agitated Bert, the policeman's gaze swept across the four remaining people in front of him and questioned severely.

"Perhaps any of you, like Mr. Burt, have been in that bar?"

"…"

Facing the oppressive gaze of the police and the heavy fine of five hundred dollars, Cathy and others quickly shook their heads in denial.

"No, Mr. Police, we've never seen a bar, never..."

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[plot value]: 3513

And here, just when the nose pin male Bert and others suffered because of the incident in the bar.

On the other side, in the apartment room.

Zhao Yuan looked at the [plot value] displayed on the broken panel of the system, but shook his head in dissatisfaction.

In general, the script of "Strange Bar", although Zhao Yuan spent a lot of thought on the scene, the actual finished product is not as dramatic as he thought before, or because of the characters in the script. Because it was too scattered, many of the scenes he imagined in his mind turned into real scenes that were obviously not as good as expected.

In fact, some of the plot effects, in Zhao Yuan's eyes, are not much different from the special effects of Wumao in B-level films.

If it weren't for the bar scene that cost 1000 [plot value] as a support for rendering, the finished product of the entire script might not meet even the most basic requirements.

"Sure enough, the common problem of newcomers is that they think too much."

Whether it is a rookie director or a screenwriter, they often give disproportionate ideas and meanings to the works in their hands, and the result of this is often that a simple story becomes incomprehensible to no one.

There is no doubt that Zhao Yuan also fell into such a trap.

After evolving the script of "Circulation" through the system, I couldn't wait to try a group drama "The Strange Bar" that was several times more complicated than the previous script.

However, compared to those guys who only gained notoriety in the end.

Zhao Yuan's luck is that his script evolves in the real world through the system. With the help of the system, even if the story of the entire script is average, but under the bonus called reality, he has still completed his best work. The basic requirements helped him get enough [plot value].

"Perhaps, I should try to create a story that I am familiar with and that exists in the real world, rather than a script that I fabricated out of thin air."

Looking at the [plot value] on the broken panel of the system, Zhao Yuan thought silently.

After a few seconds, he restrained his thoughts, and once again put his gaze on another page of the panel.

Reflection is reflection, and the operation that should be carried out cannot be forgotten.

After all, no matter whether you are satisfied or not, the script of "The Strange Bar" has ended its evolution. Rather than caring about the unsatisfactory parts of the script, it is better to see that the system has converted some of the items in the script as exchangeable commodities.

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[****System&…*Background****History…Record…&%￥Exchange…&*Exchange&*Business…]

[Script 2]: "Strange Bar"

[World Evolution Rate]: 0.02%

[Story Items—Inferior Wine of Immortality] (300/exchange)

【Effect: Eternal Life】

[Introduction: This is a cup of inferior wine of immortality, drink it and you will gain weak vitality. 】

[Note 1: Trust me, you definitely don't want to know what was added to the materials that made it! 】

[Note 2: Eternal life is not a blessing, but a cruel curse. 】

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[Story Scene Card - Burning Bones Bar (2/2)] (500)

[Card Level: Black Iron]