lcionline Chapter 45 Rejecting Ning Hao
Chapter 45 Rejecting Ning Hao
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7 month 8 number.
Fang Yi took a warm shower and ate a bowl of dumplings before feeling a bit better.
I'm never drinking again!
Before starting work in the afternoon, he was much more awake and arrived at the "Easy to Move People" company.
Just as he sat down in the office, Lin Yi knocked on the door and came in with a cup of hot tea: "President Fang, are you feeling better?"
His face was still a little pale, and his energy had not fully recovered.
"I feel much better, thank you, Director Lin."
Fang Yi took the cup, smelled the aroma of tea, and made a small joke.
He took two sips of hot tea and asked, "Any news from the 'Crazy Stone' crew these past few days? Where exactly are they filming?"
"Qian Fei and Sister Zhixi are sending updates every day, filming is going smoothly, and we expect to wrap up filming at the end of July, however..."
"But what?"
"Qian Fei called me this morning and said that the production team is a bit short of funds, and the existing investment may not be enough."
Lin Yi's face was very serious as she relayed the new information in one breath.
"What is Ning Hao up to?"
Fang Yi's smile vanished. He put down his teacup, placed his hands on the armrests of the chair, leaned back, and his whole body merged into the boss's chair.
After thinking for a moment, he said to Lin Yi, "Tell Qian Fei to prepare an expense report as soon as possible. I need to know how much money the production crew has left."
"She's done!"
Lin Yi raised her chin slightly, stood up, and magically produced a document from her desk.
They're quite clever.
Fang Yi praised Qian Fei, then took the document and opened it.
The A4 sheet of paper contains a detailed record of all expenses incurred from the start of playing "Crazy Stone" until yesterday.
The expenses cover a wide variety of things, including actor salaries, extras' costs, props, costumes, food and accommodation, equipment rentals, and even transportation.
The document concluded with a total of 220 million!
Upon seeing this number, Fang Yi was immediately stunned.
That damn Ning Hao, you spendthrift!
He waved to Lin Yi, signaling her to go out first, then took out his phone and dialed Ning Hao's number.
It's 2 PM now, the film crew probably hasn't started work yet!
"Hey, Yi Zi."
On the other end of the phone, Ning Hao's tired voice came through.
Fang Yi pouted and muttered, "Haozi, where did you spend all 200 million of my money?"
"Tell me, how many times have you been to Red Romance, and how many times have you hired prostitutes!"
"Oh my, Brother Yi, do I look like that kind of person?"
"I've been very careful with your money, spending it all on filming; I haven't spent a single penny on myself!"
Ning Hao cried out that he was wronged, and he sounded extremely aggrieved.
A picture flashed through Fang Yi's mind: that damned Ning Hao had a slovenly beard, dark circles under his eyes, and a rugged, tired face that looked even more worn out than the porters unique to the mountain city.
Thoughts may be one thing, laughter may be another, but the right attitude will not change.
Fang Yi was too lazy to waste time arguing with Ning Hao and asked directly, "Stop it, just tell me if the remaining funds are enough to wrap up filming."
"Filming wrapped up? That's going to be tough!"
"Approximately how much difference?"
"30 is enough!"
On the other end of the conversation, Ning Hao's voice suddenly rose, and he cautiously asked at the end, "Yi Zi, what do you think?"
"Don't look for me, I have no money left."
Fang Yi refused without leaving any room for negotiation.
This is Ning Hao's personal problem. He didn't calculate the budget before filming, and the filming speed was too slow after filming started.
"What should we do then?"
Upon hearing that Fang Yi was ignoring him, Ning Hao became anxious and paced back and forth on set, covering the phone.
When Guo Tao, Huang Bo, and other actors saw this scene, their hearts were in their throats, fearing that the crew would break up.
It was a makeshift team to begin with, and everyone put in a lot of effort for the film. Just when filming was about to wrap up, they encountered a major funding issue.
They stared intently at Ning Hao, hoping for a positive response.
"What's your hurry? You're a grown man."
Fang Yi chuckled and offered a suggestion: "Isn't China Film Group in charge of post-production? Why don't you ask them for help?"
"China Film Group?"
"30 is nothing; China Film Group could make that much money."
"Okay, I'll contact Deputy Director Chen from China Film Group."
Ning Hao had no choice but to swallow the bitter pill of his procrastination and follow Fang Yi's advice.
Damn it...
In the next movie, I'll finish it quickly and show you what a fast shooter really is.
He grumbled, patted his tired face, and dialed the movie number of Chen Ran from China Film Group.
"Should I feed...Director Chen?"
"This is Ning Hao. I need your help with something!"
Ten minutes later.
Fang Yi received a call from Chen Ran and told her everything about the situation with "Crazy Stone".
Chen Ran is very interested in movies and is preparing to fly to Chongqing.
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Days Inn Chang'an, Beijing.
【The Banquet】is the core location for casting, where groups of celebrities, professional actors, and students from major art colleges all over the country gather.
To prepare for this epic period drama, Hua Yi and Feng Xiaogang launched a large-scale audition for the "Night Banquet" project at the end of June, openly recruiting actors nationwide.
In particular, the young actors who played important roles in the film, such as "Prince Wu Luan" and "Qing Nu".
In addition to Beijing, the audition event also set up sub-competition areas in other cities such as Hangzhou and Shenzhen to ensure that new talents can be discovered more widely.
When Fang Yi arrived at the hotel, the casting process was in its mid-stage.
He watched the handsome men and beautiful women coming and going from the hotel and thought to himself that Feng Xiaogang had no use for his strength and was just making a fuss over nothing.
They've made such a big fuss before even starting filming; aren't they afraid the movie will flop?
He didn't want to come, but Wang Zhonglei kept calling him to urge him.
Grass, it's like a death knell.
8th floor of the hotel.
The entire floor was booked by Huayi, including a large conference room, three central conference rooms, and five other conference rooms, which were bustling with people coming and going.
Nearly 80% of the well-known celebrities in the entertainment industry, who are under 30 years old, attended the event.
Fang Yi was led into medium-sized conference room number 3 by an assistant director, where an audition for the role of the female lead, "Empress Wan," was taking place.
He walked in and saw that it was someone he knew.
Fan Bingbing, dressed in a red ancient costume with heavy makeup, was performing a nonsensical ancient dance in the center of the conference room.
In front of the meeting room, behind a long desk.
Feng Xiaogang, Wang Zhonglei, Chen Hui, along with Qiu Gangjian, the screenwriter of "Night," and Yuen Woo-ping, the action director, watched the dance and offered their comments and discussions.
It must be said that although Sister Fan is not a professional dancer, she has a natural talent and can perfectly express the charm of "Empress Wan" with just her face.
Fang Yi stood still until Fan Bingbing finished her dance before walking over.
*Slap slap slap...*
Sparse applause rang out in the conference room.
When Wang Zhonglei and Feng Xiaogang saw Fang Yi, they waved to him.
Fang Yi sat down and looked at Fan Bingbing, who was wiping her sweat.
Upon closer inspection, Fan Jie's makeup is too alluring and doesn't fit the character of "Empress Wan".
However, Fan Jie has a great figure and plenty of breasts, enough to rival the movie queen Zhang Yingwei from her previous life.
Next, Fan Bingbing began to perform the details.
Fang Yi picked up a script from the table and began to read and ponder it. Before Sister Fan finished her performance, he shook his head inwardly.
Not only him, but Feng Xiaogang's expression also turned somber, no longer showing the smile he had when watching the dance.
Fan Bingbing, in the end, simply lacked the acting skills.
Empress Wan, a complex and decisive woman with a wealth of political savvy, struggles to navigate the power dynamics of the palace.
Not long after, she was selected as a candidate by Feng Xiaogang. Reluctant to leave, she took a special look at Fang Yi before leaving.
What a joke!
Brother, I only brought my ears and eyes today, not my mouth.
During a break from smoking, Wang Zhonglei pulled him aside.
"Director Fang, there's something I'd like to hear your opinion on?"
"What is it?"
Wang Zhonglei glanced at Feng Xiaogang, who was discussing with the screenwriter, and asked in a low voice, "What do you think of the script for 'The Banquet'?"
"Xiaogang and I have carefully reviewed the script many times, but we still feel it's lacking something. We would like to ask Director Fang to take a look and find the problems."
Depend on...
A giant crater is coming!
Fang Yi felt as if he had been hit on the head with a blunt object, feeling dizzy and wanting nothing more than to turn around and leave the hotel immediately.
Little Wang, oh Little Wang!
You're a real piece of work, rushing me over here, trying to dig a hole and bury me, huh?