Chapter 1843: The Dharma Ending Era Has Arrived

  On the first day of the Lunar New Year, I wish you all a happy new year!

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  Zhou Shaoming looked at the introduction and shook his head in annoyance. This was obviously a simple movie, no violence, no guns, no special effects! It wasn't the explosive, intense, box office hit action film he wanted to make or anything else!

  It's all over! This time I'm really done for!

  Zhou Shaoming let out a sigh in his heart and almost fell off his chair.

  After sulking for half a day, Zhou Shaoming reluctantly started watching this movie in his mind.

  At first, Zhou Shaoming was almost sleepy, but slowly, some inexplicable emotions emerged in his heart. The simple movie and simple images unknowingly began to move his soul, opening the warmest page in his heart.

  The movie in his mind had ended, but Zhou Shaoming was still deep in thought. He was no longer the mediocre student he used to be. He had learned to find the director's intended meaning beneath the surface of the film. This lukewarm movie, which was not inferior to "Saw", had left a profound impression on him and brought out a warm feeling that was sprouting within him.

  Savoring the over 100 minutes like a cow chewing its cud. No stunning actors, no fancy special effects, just a few naive "problem" kids, a bald teacher, and simple yet elegant music, telling a story that flows gently, evoking neither intense laughter nor tears, but awkwardly rounding off the edges to make one's heart feel naturally good.

  Unlike the usual tear-jerking melodramas or over-the-top comedies, "The Cowherd's Spring" is a film that brings tears of joy to the audience. It's as if one is basking in the warm sunlight, with the children's chorus sounding like heavenly music that pierces the heart and purifies the soul, evoking the simplest yet most profound emotions in people.

  Zhou Shaoming suddenly understood that this movie was not simply telling the story of a good teacher and a group of bad students, but rather about love, tolerance, salvation and change!

  Zhou Shaoming couldn't help but think of his teacher, a high school teacher.

  She was different from other teachers who looked at their students with disgust, she was full of smiles for each student. It was under her encouragement and care that Zhou Shaoming finally broke off his association with those unsavory characters in society and made a concerted effort to study hard in the last half year of high school, barely scraping into university.

  If there was no her in life, how would your future be? A certain person appears at a certain time in your life and then changes your whole life.

  "Ding! 'Spring of the Cowherd Class' mission released. The North American box office for this film must exceed $60 million, and the original soundtrack album sales must exceed 1 million copies! Given that the host has completed the new hand task perfectly, the formal task is now open. This time, no extra points are needed to purchase movie materials. Please choose the special difficulty level for this movie!"

  "Damn it! Increase difficulty again?"

  "This is the meaning of the existence of the director system, right? With the materials prepared by the system, any director can reshoot this movie! If it's not challenging, just repeating someone else's success, how can it show off the host's awesomeness?"

  This little loli is really good at flattering, but Zhou Shaoming was quite pleased with the flattery.

  "Alright alright! You say I do! Who made you my grandpa anyway!" Zhou Shaoming burst out laughing.

  Several rays of light rotated in front of him, and Zhou Shaoming shouted "stop" at once.

  The rotation slowly came to a stop, and two inexplicable words appeared in front of Zhou Shaoming's eyes.

  "Flip!"

  "What's a reversal?" Zhou Shaoming was at a loss.

  "This time, the difficulty of the task has increased. In this film 'The Bottom of the Pool', all male characters in the school have been changed to female roles. This is a special requirement - reversal!"

  "Wait, what does it mean? I don't quite understand!"

  "In other words, if the character in the original movie is a boy, then your character needs to be reversed and become a girl!"

  "Girls? No way! This makes a lot of things impossible to copy from the original!" Zhou Shaoming exclaimed.

  "So this is what they mean by increasing difficulty!"

  "I'm telling you, System Sister, can't you give me a bit more autonomy? For example, I want to take pictures of what I want, invite whoever I want, can't you just give me a bit more power?" Zhou Shaoming threw out another request.

  "Alright, the system didn't interfere with the host too much. After this movie ends, all subsequent movies will only set difficulty and basic requirements, you can choose or randomly select on your own."

  "Haha, this is just about right!"

  "The lead actress of this film is designated by the system, and the first role-playing girl who played Pierre Me in 'The Spring of the Cowherd Class' will be designated as Avril Lavigne from Napanee, Ontario, Canada! The host must persuade her to participate in the film before January 31st, 2000, and if successful, he will receive 100 points. If failed, 400 points will be deducted. After success, the system will assign a second girl to play the role in the drama!" The electronic female voice of the system became sweeter and sweeter, almost drowning out Zhou Shaoming.

  "Canada? Aimee? Who is this person? Not another guy like Little Robert who's going to drive me crazy, right? Wait, what did you just say? Aimee?" Zhou Shaoming thought back to the system's previous words and took a deep breath.

  Recalling the A-mei in the depths of his memory, a scene appeared in Zhou Shaoming's mind, that was when he was bored and casually browsing online, saw A-mei's 2008 Beautiful Bad Things World Tour concert.

  That was a 75-minute pop-punk rock audio-visual feast, reviewing all the best-selling hits of Avril's six-year career. Avril appeared with dancers, holding a shiny pink microphone, adding some designed dance steps, stirring up the first wave of party; strumming and singing "My Happy Ending" on an electric guitar, showing off her cool rock girl style.

  Punk plus rock little heavenly queen, can become the pure and angelic lead singer of my movie's poetry recitation chorus? Zhou Shaoming was extremely unconfident.

  "Haha, can the host turn the punk rock princess into a choir girl? The system is looking forward to it!" The electronic female voice joked and then disappeared.

  "......" Zhou Shaoming was speechless. This director system really didn't treat her unfairly, that loli voice completely suited a little girl's personality.

  "The Chainsaw Massacre" has come to an end, and from now on, let nature take its course! Zhou Shaoming's heart is now tied to a 16-year-old girl named Aimee LaVigne.

  He was looking forward to his first meeting with the future shock-rock girl who would shake the world.

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  A happy life has just begun, after confirming the next movie, Zhou Shaoming put all his thoughts on his sweet life with friends and Christina, now is the time to fulfill his dreams.

  Zhou Shaoming and Christina stood shoulder to shoulder in front of the villa filled with memories and warmth, gazing quietly. Reaching out his hand, he stroked the familiar railing, feeling its somewhat worn body, his heart full of turmoil.

  Christina's eyes were filled with tears of joy and emotion, here there was endless fear, but also a faint warmth, and passionate and exciting entanglement.

  Dazed, she gazed at the tall and majestic Zhou Shaoming beside her, who was gradually exuding the aura of a great director. She knew that for the rest of her life, she would never be able to leave this villa, nor escape his heart.

  "Christina, you once said that after our Chainsaw Maniac is a success, we'll buy back this villa. I'm going to make that wish come true for you today!" Zhou Shaoming took a deep breath and said with determination.

  "Uh, I never doubted that you would help me fulfill all my wishes and dreams." Christina gently wrapped her arms around Zhou Shaoming's neck, offering him a sweet kiss.

  Two people embracing each other, kissing under the bright sunshine, wishing that this moment could last forever.