Artists under the Rebirth of the Coal Boss

Chapter 73 Pure Idealist?
If we talk about the power structure within the crew of "Home Sweet Home".

Lin Xingzhuo's existence as a hidden character is equivalent to that of a powerful prince. He occasionally acts naughty and offends the imperial prestige of director Teng Huatao.

The situation of the "Sword Rain" crew is the end of the dynasty, the imperial power is lost, warlords are fighting, and the land is full of smoke.

Director-general Su Zhaolin is just a puppet emperor and a rubber stamp.

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Wait until the daily script study session is over.

The situation is completely out of control!

Even though Su Zhaolin said he would study it further and reconsider it, and tried to force a smile, his face was as gloomy as if he had been fed dog shit.

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In the evening, the crew provided boxed lunches, benefiting from the "Artists' Special Meal Service Supplementary Agreement", as well as two bottles of Qinghua Fen 20 Years Old and two bottles of Ziqidonglai for the head chef of the catering department.

The catering department provided three luxurious special lunch boxes according to the taste of Zhu Yillong's hometown.

Steamed Wuchang fish, Huangpi three fresh platter, steamed pork with rice flour, spicy braised bullfrog, and bean skin rolls. The staple food is hot dry noodles with eggnog, and the soup is pork ribs and lotus root soup.

Three people and Jin Shijie who was holding a box of Taiwanese braised pork rice.

The four of them gathered in a circle, pulled up a few folding stools, and sat around the edge of the dining area to eat.

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At this time, director Su Zhaolin came over with a box lunch.

Zhang Youqian stood up and gave her seat to Su Zhaolin, then pulled a folding stool and sat next to Lin Xingzhuo.

Su Zhaolin ate black pepper beef ribs and said, "You all saw this meeting."

Jin Shijie ate his braised pork rice, chewing it carefully, and said slowly, "Director Su, don't take this meeting too seriously. They're just messing around."

Su Zhaolin spat out the bone and said, "Stir it! Stir it! Let them stir it!"

"They've disrupted the crew's funding, caused chaos on the set, and ruined the 'Sword Rain' project. I'm just going to go along with them!"

Su Zhaolin said as he ate, "Xing Zhuo, thank goodness your company dealt with Dong Wei and his group with drastic measures, otherwise the crew would be in even greater chaos."

"You have to be careful with these Dragon and Tiger martial artists. They are half white and half black. You can't trust them easily."

cough cough...

Lin Xingzhuo was drinking pork ribs and lotus root soup and almost choked. He had no idea how to respond to this sentence.

Is this a trap set by recording?

Zhang Youqian was eating a large piece of steamed pork with rice flour, and she said in a random reply, "I've read it all, but it's not a good thing."
"Teacher Dong Wei, we came to visit you. You've recovered very well and even treated us to a drink. How polite..."

Zhu Yilong picked up a bean curd roll with three fresh delicacies and said, "Well, we were worried about his health, so we refused."

Zhang Youqian took a sip of the pork rib and lotus root soup and said, "Director Dong even sent someone from Hong Kong to bring Mr. Lin a Bruce Lee-related gift."

Su Zhaolin explained with a smile: "Old Dong is a Bruce Lee fan."

"Speaking of which, he and Bruce Lee have quite a connection."

"At the beginning of Enter the Dragon, Bruce Lee plays a Shaolin master who teaches martial arts philosophy to a boy. The boy is played by Dong Wei."

"What kind of merchandise is this time? Special posters, postcards?"

Lin Xingzhuo ate the salty, slightly spicy, and chewy hot dry noodles and said casually:
"A set of nunchakus, said to be the ones Bruce Lee used in 'Game of Death'. They even have his signature on them."

Su Zhaolin was completely stunned...

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Fuck! !
The nunchaku used and signed by Bruce Lee in "Game of Death".

Everyone in the circle knows that she is Dong Wei’s sweetheart.

He bought this from an American collector in the 90s for HK$7.

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Think about it carefully.

This sweet assistant said she refuses to drink.

Isn't this a rejection of Dong Wei's proposal to set up a few tables for the first round of wine?
Hahaha!
Dong Wei has hit a wall!

Now I can only cut off my flesh and save the money to buy my life!
Otherwise, given the madness of coal-related capital, he might not be able to return to Hong Kong...

What a pity, this top-notch Bruce Lee collection is worth HK$7.

The ownership changed.

How could the coal boss understand the academic significance and collection value of this thing in the history of Chinese entertainment films and even in the history of world films?

Oh! What a waste of natural resources!!

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In fact, both Dong Wei and Su Zhaolin underestimated the price of this Bruce Lee collection.

When the nunchaku used and signed by Bruce Lee in "Game of Death" is auctioned at the Hong Kong China Post in 2011 and passes PSA certification, the hammer price will be as high as HK$84.

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Su Zhaolin finished the entire lunch box and wiped his mouth.

I started talking about the script with Lin Xingzhuo, Zhu Yillong, Jin Shijie and others.

Several people chatted for more than ten minutes, pointing out all the flaws and shortcomings in the script review of "Sword Rain".

Su Zhaolin sighed, "Teacher Jin, let's polish the script. The script is the foundation of a play and it's of paramount importance!"

Jin Shijie took out a glass of hot tea from the cloth bag he was carrying and agreed:

"Nic Wilder, the screenwriter of 'The Apartment,' once said that an outstanding script should be able to grab the audience by the throat and not let go for a moment."

"They just kept strangling the audience by the neck, leaving them no choice but to follow."

"The script of 'Sword Rain' is still a long way from this level."

"Especially the structural flaws that Boss Lin pointed out."

"However, as long as we polish the script and revise it, the quality of the work will definitely be significantly improved!"

Su Zhaolin nodded in agreement and continued, "Well, I'm a screenwriter by profession, so of course I understand this."

"It's just that the crew is in such a mess right now that even if the script is polished, it will be wasted."

"The actors and staff of the crew are all like this. The root cause is that someone is behind the scenes supporting and causing trouble."

"I'm planning to call the investors in Xiangjiang and Taibei tomorrow to resolve the source of the chaos on the crew! Replace the producer!"

Lin Xingzhuo was eating a fruit platter brought to him by the life producer after dinner. When he heard Su Zhaolin's words, he stopped eating the watermelon in the middle.

What the hell!

For something like this, why not book a hotel and get a private room?

Is it too hasty to order a box lunch with just a phone call?
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As the founder of Lanling Theatre and a leading figure in the Taibei drama circle, Jin Shijie also realized Su Zhaolin's recklessness and said on the spot:

"Director Su, for such a big thing, you should visit the investors in Xiangjiang and Taibei and seek their opinions."

"One or two phone calls might not be enough to explain it."

Su Zhaolin took out a bag of red-grey betel nuts, stuffed them into his mouth and chewed them, saying, "Don't worry. Wu Yusen is far away in the United States, out of reach. I can go whenever I want."

"Besides, investors still trust me."

"Because I spent every penny wisely, I just wanted to make this movie a success! I wanted to live up to everyone's hard work and the investors' money!"

"By the way, would you like some of this Gemini one? It's very chewy."

After everyone declined, Su Zhaolin said he would give it to Big Ace to try, then got up and left.

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Zhu Yilong looked at Director Su's departing back and said:

"Brother Zhuo, I feel like Director Su is quite idealistic and really wants to make this movie a success."

Lin Xingzhuo finished the last piece of watermelon and said, "I don't know if it's pure or not. But he definitely got both money and beauty, and he got nothing less."

Zhu Yilong: “???”

(End of this chapter)