Huayu: When the director changed his major

Chapter 265: Another collision
"How dare he do that? Isn't he afraid of both sides getting hurt, or even losing everything?"

Wang Zhonglei thought that he was just asking him for two artists, which was a common thing in the entertainment industry.

It’s a way to enhance friendship.

There are also people in the circle who like Nanfeng and act like Cao thieves, and there are even many of them.

Everyone still contributes.

That's how circles are formed.

Moreover, it has been a long time since someone in the circle disobeyed me, or even challenged me directly without any concealment.

It's only an entertainment company that has been established for two or three years.

To him, Cheng Xi is no different from a newcomer. Not only does he not want to pay his respects to the emperor, but he also wants to overturn the emperor's plan?
He originally came up with an "H Plan" last time, in which he directed 13 new dramas and announced the release dates all at once, just to show his position as the top star in the entertainment industry.

See who dares to touch Huayi’s tiger whiskers.

Of course, the main purpose is also to raise the stock price.

Enhance investor confidence.

But I didn’t expect that someone would actually come up and touch me. Isn’t this a challenge to Huayi’s authority?

This trend cannot be allowed to spread.

Otherwise, others will doubt Huayi's reputation and integrity, and it may even have a demonstration effect.

At this time, Zuo Ming continued:

"Boss Wang, maybe others wouldn't do it, but he might actually dare to do it."

The night Wang Zhonglei returned from the celebration banquet, he asked Zuo Ming to investigate Zuibai Entertainment and Cheng Xi.

The more he got to know Cheng Xi, the more he admired him.

"Cheng Xi made his fortune with the novel 'My Love from the Star' and then shot to fame with 'Never Expected'."

"After that, I worked as a screenwriter for 'Diaosi'. I heard that I got together with Jin Chen at that time."

"Later, 'The Beginning,' 'The Princess', and 'Life Events' achieved remarkable success, and you know everything that happened after that."

Wang Zhonglei also nodded at this time, his face not looking very good.

"Every time he dared to challenge the superior opponent, he won big every time."

"He's ruthless when it comes to beating people up, but I've never heard of him having a grudge against anyone. His work speaks for itself."

"If I were to summarize, this man is a genius, but he is obsessed with his own kingdom."

Wang Zhonglei thought of Cheng Xi's decisive rejection that night, and his unhappiness continued to grow.

But he also knew that he couldn't let his emotions control his reason.

So he said:

"Show me the project books you found about Zuibai."

Wang Zhonglei was looking at the project book, especially carefully checking the time, while his mind was spinning rapidly:
"The Shameful Iron Fist" has been completed, and it looks like if it's fast enough it could catch up with "Detective Dee".

If "Detective Chinatown" is to be released this year, it will definitely be in December, and there is a high possibility that it will be released at the same time as "Private Tailor".

How to deal with it?

It’s not that he has no confidence in Tsui Hark and Feng Kuazi. In fact, he really wants to see Cheng Xi’s expression when he is crushed by him.

However, Cheng Xi's past battle record told him that this was not an opponent to be underestimated.

Then he looked at the cast of "Detective Chinatown" and asked with a change of expression:

"Zuo Ming, what's the current progress of Detective Chinatown?"

"'Detective Chinatown' is about halfway through filming now. According to the plan, it should be completed in September."

Wang Zhonglei nodded and said:
"Don't report this to my brother yet."

Zuo Ming was stunned and had no choice but to agree.

Bangkok.

Today, the crew of "Detective Chinatown" filmed a group scene at the police station.

Cheng Xi didn't know why, but he always felt that things were going wrong recently.

Not only was the female lead Tang Yan absent-minded, but even the Thai guys who had started to get along well with the crew began to have frequent problems.

The filming schedule has been delayed for almost three days.

This was postponed for three days in the past half month because there had been no major problems before.

While filming the group scene at the police station today, Cheng Xi received another message from the External Liaison Group.

"Director, we were planning to shoot the hospital scene next Monday. I took the set design team there today, but they suddenly changed their minds."

Cheng Xi and Xin Yukun were stunned when they heard this.

Cheng Xi immediately asked:

"what reason?"

"They said that after evaluation, they felt that filming would delay the patient's condition."

Xin Yukun said at this time:
"That's nonsense! It's just a semi-abandoned hospital with only a few dozen patients. Can't we just move it temporarily?"

"And you promised it before, why didn't you tell me it would be delayed?"

Cheng Xi was also unhappy, if it wasn't for the purpose of finishing the filming in Thailand in one go.

He wanted to shoot more Bangkok backgrounds and Thai faces in the picture in the country.

"Let's contact other hospitals and ask overseas Chinese and local authorities for help."

After the external liaison group finished their report, they continued to work according to Cheng Xi's requirements.

At this time Xin Yukun suddenly said:
"Director, do you have a feeling that someone is targeting us recently?"

"No, don't think too much about it. It's just that things went too smoothly before."

Of course Cheng Xi had to stabilize the morale of the troops. It was impossible for the assistant director to have the same idea.

That will greatly affect the operation of the crew.

So Cheng Xi patiently continued to direct the crew to start filming.

After the crew finished work in the evening, Cheng Xi returned to the hotel and called Xin Yukun over.

"It seems like someone knew our filming plan in advance."

“Who is the Bangkok party that our external relations team is mainly contacting?”

"It's mainly A-chan from Chinatown. He often receives various domestic crews, and he is also the main contact for Lost in Thailand."

"The external relations team is composed of our people, so they shouldn't leak any information. However, our filming schedule might have been known to others, and we can't guarantee anything about A-chan." Cheng Xi thought for a moment and continued:
"Well, Yukun, let's work overtime tonight and rearrange the shooting schedule. From now on, except for essential personnel, everyone will be notified one day in advance to arrive at the shooting location."

"As for Chan, we'll still pay him, but we'll throw some smokescreens at him. Then, have the external relations team find someone reliable to connect with him."

After a series of adjustments, the shooting cost and difficulty have increased.

But I finally caught up step by step.

There were some unreliable people in the crew, so Cheng Xi also asked Li Wentao to coordinate urgently in the country.

Arrange to replace them in Bangkok.

Today is the highlight of filming "Detective Chinatown".

A group shootout scene in a hospital.

A Xiang blocked the wall for Tang Ren and then sent him to the hospital.

At this time, the three kidnappers got wind of the news and came to the hospital again to find Tang Ren.

Coincidentally, people from the Bangkok Police Department also got the news and came to look for Tang Ren.

In this way, the three parties came together.

This scene was also Cheng Xi's favorite scene.

The most violent scenes are accompanied by the most gentle music, "Time Gone, Never Comes Back".

The comedy brought by slow motion shots is mixed with the violent aesthetics of gunfire in the dark.

It's very impressive and makes me feel inexplicably refreshed.

"Everyone, be careful on the frame. The props team and the blasting team will check again."

This play involves a shootout scene in a corridor.

And set up the camera outside the corridor to shoot, including both close-ups and mid-shots.

And there was some minor explosions involved.

Fortunately, Cheng Xi had already filmed "The Beginning", so he was familiar with the role.

"Okay, each department has one, let's do a test shoot for the first time."

"action!"

Huang Landeng, played by Chen He, slowly walked through the elevator door with the police officers.

The elevator door just opened, and the three people in the elevator lowered their heads as soon as they saw Changchang.

Huang Landeng seemed to have noticed something and turned around to tell the trio to stop.

The big guy King Kong couldn't help himself and took out his gun and started shooting.

Tang Ren saw the opportunity and poured a basin of water on the power switch, cutting off the power supply.

A gunfight broke out in the darkness.

Tang Ren and Qin Feng also took advantage of the chaos to escape.

"Turn off the lights!"

"The person in the wheelchair starts walking."

"Baoqiang and the director walked close to the wall."

After a trial shoot, Cheng Xi came to the camera and watched it.

Picking up the intercom, he said:

"The camera moves from a close-up to a wide-to-medium shot, until the entire corridor is visible. The timing is captured when Baoqiang and I reach the elevator entrance."

"King Kong's gun. The guys from the blasting team made the sparks bigger. This was like a bullet, starting the scene."

"As an actor in a wheelchair, your right foot is in a cast, so when you run, you run on one foot first, and then you run directly on both feet to emphasize the sense of urgency."

"The props team and the blasting team have checked the props. We will start the actual shooting in five minutes."

As the filming progressed, time quickly came to September.

"Detective Chinatown" is only about to finish filming the last few scenes of "A Xiang".

At this time, Zuibaixi also started the extensive promotion period of "The Shameful Iron Fist" as planned.

Cheng Xi also posted on Weibo to announce the release date.

When the media reporters saw that the release date was September 9, which was the same time as Huayi's movie "Detective Dee".

Everyone smelled the smell of gunpowder inside.

There must be some unspeakable secret here. If the first time was a coincidence, then this can only be intentional.

Moreover, Huayi set the schedule first, and Zuibai Entertainment set it later.

It is clear who is the troublemaker.

"Daily Entertainment brings you the latest news. Cheng Xi, the head of Zuibai Entertainment, just announced the release date of his new movie 'The Shameful Iron Fist' on Weibo."

"Since the last time 'So Young' and 'The Great Ape' collided, this is the second time they've been released in the same time slot. However, 'So Young' achieved an impressive box office of 8 million yuan, while 'The Great Ape' suffered a huge loss and went bankrupt. What will be the result this time?"

"It is reported that Zuibai Entertainment said that the release date was a pre-determined company strategy and that outside speculation was completely groundless."

Angelababy: Husband, what’s going on? The company allowed me to audition for “Detective Chinatown” before, but now there’s such an obvious fight?

Huang Xiaoming: I don’t know either. Let me ask. I don’t think anyone would go against Huayi.

Angelababy: Don’t ask for now, just reduce your stock holdings a little. As soon as Cheng Xi posted on Weibo, the stock price plummeted.

After hearing what Baby said, Huang Xiaoming quickly took out his mobile phone and opened Tonghuashun.

Fan Binbin: Director Feng, does Huayi have any grudge against Cheng Xi?

Feng Kuazi: What can we possibly have against a kid like him? He's just overestimating his own abilities.

When Fan Binbin heard Feng Kuazi say this, he felt something was wrong.

I usually call Cheng Xi the kid's guide because of our relationship, and also as a joke.

Now he is actually very successful and is the boss of several companies.

Although he does not have as wide connections in the industry as Mr. Wang and is not as powerful as him.

But it is also a big fortress in the entertainment industry.

It is impossible to call Cheng Xi a "kid".

Fan Binbin realized that something must have gone wrong.

So she immediately called her agent Mu Guang to the studio and asked:
"Mu Guang, if Hua Yi and Cheng Xi really don't get along, which side should we stand on?"

(End of this chapter)