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Chapter 70: Will "Operation Mekong" ever be filmed?! (Must-read, third update)
in the office.

Director Long sat there smoking, deep in thought.

Zhang, who was watching the show from the side, kept advising, "Brother Long, what are you worried about? It's just filming a movie based on the Mekong River, it's nothing."

Director Long shook his head, put his cigarette in the ashtray, and explained, "This case is very serious and different. If we really want to film it, we'll have to ask the higher-ups for permission."

"Do we have to ask the higher-ups again?" Director Zhang of the Anti-Fraud Bureau was somewhat surprised: "You can't even make a decision on this?"

Director Long replied, "This case involved several countries, and there was a lot of public opinion online back then. It can be said that the authorities and the people were eager for us to give an explanation. It was our police who, based on intelligence, finally managed to catch those criminals."

He immediately stood up and walked out of the office.

Song Hao was waiting outside at that moment.

Yes, when he told Director Long that he wanted to film the prototype of the Mekong River case, Director Long asked him to wait outside while he thought about it.

“Director Long.” Song Hao looked up at him.

Director Long looked at the young Song Hao, noticing the confidence on his face, and asked, "Are you confident you can film it well?"

"Yes." Song Hao nodded.

"Okay, wait for my reply. I'll give you an answer in a day."

After saying that, Director Long left a phone number and then left.

Director Zhang also came out.

He comforted Song Hao, saying, "Little Song, don't be discouraged. If this idea can't be filmed, then we'll find another one. But if it were me, I would definitely agree to let you film it. Either don't film it at all, or film the best one."

Song Hao was both amused and exasperated, and could only reply, "Okay, it's alright, I'll just wait for Director Long's reply."

"By the way, I heard you also participated in a directing program. What will you do if you're going to shoot an anti-drug propaganda film?" Director Zhang asked.

Song Hao replied, "It shouldn't have much of an impact."

"If you had to choose between the two, which would you pick?" Director Zhang knew that Director Long had high expectations. If he knew that Song Hao was filming an anti-drug propaganda film while also participating in a TV program, he would always be worried about the quality of the film.

Song Hao naturally replied, "Then the anti-drug propaganda video is definitely more important. After all, our country has always placed this matter at the top of its priorities. You know, there are very few countries in the world that do the same as us."

"I knew you were so insightful!" Director Zhang was even more pleased. "It's alright. If we really decide on a subject based on the Mekong River case tomorrow, I'll talk to Director Long and see what he thinks. If the program conflicts with filming, I can just talk to the director of Hunan TV station. You can just be a guest star. We can change the director for the later episodes."

Song Hao went home.

On the way back, he actually understood it in his heart.

If I agree to film an anti-drug propaganda video for Director Long, then we'll have to film in other locations, and even overseas.

The recording schedule for "Director, Please Speak" conflicted.

But when I think of the police officers who died fighting drugs, and the people harmed by drugs...

Song Hao felt that a variety show was far less effective than filming an anti-drug propaganda film.

However, he will still shoot a short film.

After all, he had promised Liu Shuangshi.

She chose herself, and there's no reason to abandon her.

Moreover, Song Hao also had his own ideas.

That is, through this short film, I want to let the audience and netizens know that I can do more than just make promotional videos!
Let's break their perceptions with a short film first!

Then he can use the box office revenue from "The Flowers of War" to find another investor and make the commercial film he wants.

Then everyone will see that Song Hao can make a name for himself in any film genre!

With unwavering confidence, he returned home and immediately opened the system's in-game store.

Search for scripts for short films.

Many highly-rated films have emerged both domestically and internationally.

The domestic film "Comparable Worlds" is based on a true story. The short film tells the story of a fugitive who comes to a small town. When he is starving, he sees a steamed bun shop. Just as he is about to commit a crime to survive, a steaming hot steamed bun appears in front of him. The fugitive takes the unexpected bun and leaves in a hurry.

After taking two steamed buns, the shop owner, who was about to close up shop, found a newspaper with a "wanted reward notice." It turned out that the fugitive, in order to repay the old man, had called the police himself, wanting to give the shop owner the reward.

This short film is very interesting; it contains malice, kindness, and regret, and the plot and meaning are all very well done.

However, this short film does not feature a female lead.

So Song Hao still had no choice.

I watched several in a row. For example, "The Black Hole" starts with a male protagonist who is frustrated by working overtime and accidentally prints out a piece of paper with a black hole on it. "The Scavenger Boy" tells the story of two scavengers, one big and one small, who become friends because of an old photo and then search for the little scavenger's birth mother together.

Just as he was struggling with his decision, the name of a short film caught his attention.

"The Tuner"!
He was very familiar with this short film.

The protagonist is a piano prodigy whose job is to tune pianos. He pretends to be blind in order to get closer to his customers. One day, he witnesses a murder.

The film won the Best Short Film Award at an international film festival in 11.

The plot is full of details.

In addition, there's the Indian feature film "Andhadhun" to follow.

If this short film is well-received, Song Hao could use it as a springboard to shoot a commercial film called "The Tuner"!
Although Liu Shuangshi is just a freshman in her senior year of college, her lack of acting skills and nervousness can be used to portray the image of a woman who murders her husband.

So Song Hao immediately clicked on the script exchange for the sound engineer.

This script requires five movie redemption cards.

This inevitably gave him a headache.

He had already seen the film exchange rate for the script of "Operation Mekong" long before.

Twenty redemption cards are needed.

But he only has twenty cards now.

In other words, if "The Tuner" is filmed, and then Long Ju agrees to let him film "Operation Mekong," he will be unable to film the movie because he doesn't have enough redemption cards.

But if they didn't film "Andhadhun", they would have missed a great opportunity to use it as a springboard.

Just as he was thinking, the system's task notification sounded.

Based on the situation, the following tasks are issued, and the host can accept them according to their needs.

[Task A: The host needs to complete the filming of their first personal short film to receive 15 film redemption cards.]

[Task B: Your short film needs to score 8.0 or higher and win an international award to receive James Cameron's lifetime of filmmaking experience! And a Silver-level treasure chest*1]

Upon seeing this, Song Hao couldn't help but get excited.

He immediately chose two tasks!
Firstly, he could have completed the production of "The Tuner" and then received the reward for Task A, thereby obtaining enough exchange cards to redeem the script for "Operation Mekong".

Secondly, he believed that his film "The Tuner" could win international awards.

If that's the case, then he'll have the filming experience of director James Cameron!
That's the director of Avatar.

Regardless of whether we can use his filming experience later, having it in our heads will definitely be useful!
In this way, all the problems are easily solved.

Now we're just waiting for Director Long's call.

Just as Song Hao was about to order takeout and rest, his phone rang.

He became nervous when he saw it.

It was Director Long's phone call.

Whether "Operation Mekong" can be filmed depends on this phone call.

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