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Chapter 21 The Most Outrageous Filming in History! (Third Update! Please Read On!)

The morning sunlight streamed through the window and into the rented room.

Shen Long stared at the script with bloodshot eyes.

He spent the entire night revising the script.

The outrageous advertisements drove him to the brink of madness.

But the thought of being able to make a movie soon made him grit his teeth and diligently try to incorporate all those damned ads into the storyline.

By eight o'clock in the morning, Shen Long felt that all the talent he had ever possessed had been completely exhausted.

……

outside the house.

A commotion broke out.

Shen Long put down the script and opened the door.

Then he saw a row of vans parked at the entrance.

He saw Zhou Yang get out of the van, and after looking at Shen Long, a smile appeared on his face: "Director Shen, this is General Manager Deng of [Siling Auto Repair Shop]... General Manager Deng, this is the very famous Director Shen in our entertainment industry, the director of our film..."

Shen Long was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously looked at a young man covered in oil stains, and then reached out and shook hands with him.

"Hello there!"

"Hello there!"

After shaking hands, Zhou Yang said with a smile, "From now on, all the vehicles for our crew will be Mr. Deng's vans! Mr. Deng has arranged a small fleet for us! We must not let Mr. Deng down. We must make the film confident, powerful, professional, and technologically advanced... especially to showcase the performance of Mr. Deng's vans!"

Shen Long glanced at the van, then at President Deng.

this moment……

He felt his mental state was collapsing again.

Capture the power?

Capturing technology through film?

A van?
What happened to my van...?

A gust of wind blew by, and Shen Long felt himself being thrown about in the wind.

It's over! It's over!

Completely finished!
"Director Shen, your talent has been evident to all of us these past few days!"

Shen Long saw Zhou Yang's familiar expression of appreciation and patted him on the shoulder.

Shen Long shuddered!

When Zhou Yang recalled their first meeting, he also used this admiring expression, making himself feel incredibly awesome!
But at this moment...

Shen Long felt like he was about to break down!

I have no talent!
I don't!
I have nothing!

Just then, the sound of a van came from not far away, and then Shen Long saw the advertising van of [European Apparel] drive over.

A middle-aged man got out of the car, opened the door, and then took out a set of costumes.

There were costumes for Sun Wukong and Superman, and also sets of brand-new suits...

The middle-aged man came down and looked at Zhou Yang.

"We've prepared all of this for you these past few days!"

"Okay! Thanks, Mr. Xu..."

"..."

Shen Long stared blankly at this scene...

Then, he saw Zhou Yang smiling at him: "Director Shen, let's start filming today!"

"Huh? Now?"

"Yes!"

"Jianfeng, put on the Superman costume!" Zhou Yang smiled as he looked at Chen Jianfeng, who was still somewhat dazed after getting out of the van.

"what?"

"I remember, the first scene was, [Superman was swept from America by a tornado to China, then encountered a time warp, and finally landed in the Journey to the West world, where he met Sun Wukong, right?]"

“Yes…” Chen Jianfeng nodded blankly.

“Okay, first stop! To the sand field…” Zhou Yang nodded, then took out his phone: “Hey, Boss Ding? Yes, yes, yes, can we borrow the sand field for a bit? We’re planning to shoot a time-travel scene in the vast desert, yes, yes!”

"..."

A long convoy of vans headed towards the distant battlefield.

Shen Long's mind went completely blank, like a fool.

Just then, seeing the photographer Zhang Yunyi next to him with a complicated expression, as if he had been holding back for a long time, he finally managed to utter a sentence.

"Director Shen, are you sure we're making a movie?"

“…” Shen Long was startled.

I glanced down at the script.

What do you want to answer...?

But in the end, he found that he couldn't come up with anything at all.

He finally forced himself to nod.

The first scene is indeed in the desert...

but……

but……

Damn it, that's not how it's filmed!

Cinematographer Zhang Yunyi, carrying his camera, looked at the script again and again, bewildered...

After holding it in for a long time, he finally blurted out, "Director Shen, is it possible that we might make a terrible film? Could we possibly fail miserably?"

Director Shen Longhu trembled violently.

But he still shook his head, forcing himself to remain nonchalant: "Back in Hong Kong, you could film waterfalls with just a plastic sheet... There's never a bad filming location in this world..."

After saying that...

He didn't know whether photographer Zhang Yunyi believed it or not.

Anyway...

He himself did not believe it.

Props maker Liu Fang sat silently in the corner of the van, gazing out the window at the scenery. He didn't know why…

He had a feeling that his life was over.

never mind!

Take the picture!

Take the picture!

Just then, Shen Long's gaze fell on Zhou Yang in the driver's seat.

"Director Zhou, our martial arts instructor..."

"Oh, no..."

"what?"

"I suddenly remembered a particularly impactful editing technique that can create a stunning effect by combining a single action with sound effects! It's just as good as those Hong Kong films!"

"..."

....................................

Three days passed quickly.

7 month 1 day.

In a grand ceremony, the film "Love Ferris Wheel" officially held a press conference to mark the start of filming.

The press conference was packed with people; almost every well-known media outlet in the entertainment industry was there.

An Xiaoshi and Zhang Jingya attended the press conference.

However, they didn't have many opportunities to appear on camera. Instead, Zheng Yichen, Chen Liang, and other main actors made their presence felt in front of the camera.

At the luncheon following the press conference, the two girls actually became the main focus...

He was being stared at by pairs of lecherous eyes and constantly offered drinks.

After drinking some wine, An Xiaoshi looked at all the smiling faces and finally took advantage of a break to leave the luncheon with Zhang Jingya.

They don't like these kinds of occasions!

After returning to the hotel, An Xiaoshi and Zhang Jingya checked for hidden cameras and other security devices before finally lying down on the bed.

An Xiaoshi stared at the ceiling.

"Besides investing, it seems we have no control or freedom whatsoever..."

An Xiaoshi muttered to herself.

Zhang Jingya stared blankly at the ceiling: "Once this movie is finished filming, everything will be fine!"

"Have you ever considered that this movie might be a box office failure?"

An Xiaoshi suddenly asked this question.

"Huh?" Zhang Jingya was stunned: "How is that possible? So many celebrities... Don't overthink it..."

An Xiaoshi remained silent.

Actually...

At this moment, a strong sense of unease welled up in her heart.

These past few days, she checked the production crew's accounts and discovered that a large discrepancy existed...

Furthermore, the money spent on procurement is clearly inflated; a single button costs ten yuan!

Do you believe it?
If this continues, the production team's budget will soon be overrun, and then...

……

I wonder how Zhou Yang's filming is going.

It seems like filming has already started?

She shook her head.

Finally, I made a phone call to Zhou Yang.

On the other end of the phone.

"The filming went very smoothly!"

"We've already filmed one-fifth of it!"

"One-fifth? So fast? You've only been filming for two days, right?"

"Strictly speaking, it's almost the third day!"

"No, the progress is still a bit too slow!"

"..."

An Xiaoshi was stunned when she heard those words!

Is this movie about riding a rocket?!

They filmed so quickly!
……

She found it utterly unbelievable.

then……

She then made a phone call to one of the staff members in Zhou Yang's film crew.

On the other end of the phone, it sounded like the whistling of the wind.

After the other person heard her question...

The other person had a miserable look on their face.

"I don't know what I'm filming..."

"It feels like we're rolling around all day..."

"We spent the whole day yesterday rolling around on the sand..."

"Today we're rolling around in the mud at the auto repair shop..."

"The blower is so strong I can't even open my eyes..."

"..."

"I do not know……"

"I feel like I'm an idiot!"

"Everyone in this film crew seems to have gone mad..."

"..."

(End of this chapter)