"Li Yibai, is this 'Shanghai Beach' your original work?"
Li Yibai's face turned crimson, but he still nodded. "Of course it's my original work!"
"Regarding this screenplay, you only sent us two-thirds of it. We want to ask—have you finished writing the rest?"
Li Yibai replied, "Not yet. I've been busy with my studies recently."
He would never hand over the script so easily. At the very least, he needed to keep them waiting and curious—to whet their appetite. If it came too easily, it would seem cheap.
Moreover, 'Shanghai Beach' was a classic of its time. It swept across the nation back in the day, touching countless lives of those born in the '60s, '70s, and '80s. Even after that, there were sequels, movies, and adaptations based on 'Shanghai Beach,' all of which held enormous commercial value. And what does commercial value boil down to? It's money!
In the 21st century, 'Shanghai Beach' was remade.
