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Chapter 385 Time is like a woman's cleavage
"Indeed, there is." He Daqi nodded in acknowledgment.

He himself had forgotten about it, but Han Shanping brought it up and he remembered that he had made many promises to make friends and challenge the new media in order to make more friends.

In addition to saying there would be a second season, they also promised that Deng Chao would be the lead actor in the second season.

Thinking of this, He Daqi turned to Lu Yang: "Junior brother, in a couple of days I'll dictate the general plot of the second part to a recording pen. When you're helping Director Zhang prepare for the production, take some time to transcribe it."
I'm just giving you a general overview; you can fill in the rest of the details yourself. The first movie just finished its run in theaters not long ago, so it's definitely impossible to make another one this year. Hmm… let's see next year. Anyway, we'll see then.
Also, the second part will have less of my storyline, focusing more on the character of Ding Xiu. The storyline will be set before the first part. An important female character who is Ding Xiu's mentor will appear then. Well, I can't explain it now. Call me if you need anything after you get the recording pen.”

Before He Daqi could finish speaking, and before Lu Yang could even agree, Han Shanping asked urgently, "Daqi, you're not going to be the lead in the second movie?"

"There are multiple storylines and many main characters. Besides, I'm planning to take my wife to watch the Olympics next year, so I don't really want to film anything." He Daqi chuckled.

"What the hell are you watching the Olympics for!" Han Shanping found He Daqi's absurdity somewhat laughable.

Seeing that He Daqi didn't want to stay any longer, even if everyone had a lot of questions, they couldn't ask any more. So He Daqi called out again and leisurely pushed open the door and went out.

As soon as they stepped out, Feng Kuzi, who was being led here by the receptionist, caught eye to Feng Kuzi, and the two of them froze for a moment.

"Great! Daqi, you're here! Hahaha, I'm so glad I came!"

"Director Feng, what's going on?"

"The filming of Assembly has wrapped up, and I was thinking about the special effects, so I came to see if you guys could do it. I was just wondering whether I should call you, but I didn't expect you to be at the company. Come on, show me around your special effects department. I've always heard that your special effects are better than those of foreign teams, so I'm really going to see for myself this time."

Feng Kuzi enthusiastically came over and grabbed He Daqi's arm, his face beaming like a blooming flower.

He smiled beautifully, but He Daqi was not so happy inside.

At this moment, He Daqi was a little puzzled. Something was really strange today. Why was someone stopping him every time he tried to leave?

He smacked his lips, not wanting to refuse Feng Kuzi, so He Daqi, with a polite smile on his face, led Feng Kuzi to the special effects department's office area.

The two heads of the special effects department saw He Daqi walking this way from afar, so they got up and came to greet him. Before they could even speak, He Daqi told them what he wanted to do.

"Senior Brother Zhou, Senior Sister Sun, this is Director Feng. You two should know each other, right? Director Feng is here today to see the quality of our special effects department. Which of you is free to give Director Feng a briefing?"

Zhou Ning and Sun Fangfang exchanged a glance, both somewhat reluctant. They were busy to the point of exhaustion every day, and had no time to waste with Feng Kuzi's rambling.

Asia-Pacific's special effects department is currently not short of work. The prices are lower than those abroad, and the quality is better. In addition, there is no language barrier, making it easy to communicate with domestic directors. As a result, domestic projects are queuing up here until the end of the year.

But now that the boss has spoken, we have to agree whether we want to or not.

This is where having a higher rank comes in handy. Zhou Ning, as the department head, is one rank higher than Sun Fangfang, the deputy head. He said to Sun Fangfang with a sincere expression, "Fangfang, you are a woman, so you can pay more attention to details and explain things more comprehensively. So you should do it."

Sun Fangfang rolled her eyes speechlessly. "You bastard! Just because I scored one point lower than Zhou Ning in the exam, he's now the supervisor and I'm the deputy supervisor! What the hell! Why couldn't I have tried harder back then?"

She forced a smile and asked Feng Kuzi, "Director Feng, what aspect would you like to know? Or what type of special effects would you like to see?"

"Special effects in modern warfare films, such as bullets, explosions, fires, and thick smoke."

"This kind... this kind is indeed not easy to make," Sun Fangfang said seriously.

"Huh?" X2
He Daqi and Feng Kuzi both exclaimed in surprise.

Seeing Sun Fangfang sticking out her tongue at him with a silly grin, He Daqi was both amused and exasperated.

Feng Kuzi blinked, then pointed to Sun Fangfang's work computer and asked, "The special effects you're showing on your computer right now are ones you made yourself, right? What movie is this?"

"This is Stephen Chow's CJ7. We've just started working on it for him, and it's still in the initial stages." Sun Fangfang glanced back at the cute cartoon character on her screen and thought to herself, "Oh no."

"You guys can do this, and then you're telling me you can't do war special effects?"

After asking his question, Feng Kuzi turned to look at He Daqi, wondering if He Daqi and his employees were putting on a show for him.

"Senior sister, isn't this a bit too perfunctory? What exactly happened?" He Daqi asked with a smile.

"Sigh... I'm really too busy here. I also need to set aside four months this year to do special effects for our company's own projects, so even if I agree to Director Feng's request, he'll probably be booked until the end of the year. Zhou Ning and the others are available. He just finished working on a movie and should be able to squeeze out some time to help Director Feng."

"So, you two are now each leading a team to take on projects?"

"Correct."

After listening, He Daqi turned to Zhou Ning and said, "Senior Brother Zhou, Director Feng is an old friend of mine. See if you can squeeze out some time to arrange it for him. Director Feng's movie shouldn't need many special effects. It's very simple. I estimate it will be finished in less than a month."

“…Okay then.” Zhou Ning agreed hesitantly.

If He Daqi hadn't spoken up, he really wouldn't have wanted to take this job.

"Not even a month? Daqi, are you sure?" Feng Kuzi was getting a little uneasy.

Before he came, he had consulted several special effects teams. Putting aside the quotes, the production time for each of them was at least two months.

"The special effects for 'When My Flowers Bloom, All Other Flowers Wither' only took a little over two months to develop, and that was when the team wasn't very familiar with the process," He Daqi explained with a light laugh.

Feng Kuzi glanced at the computer screens of the employees and made up his mind: "Can you speed it up a bit? Here's what we'll do: the lowest price the special effects team I contacted before was from Japan, $900 million. If you can finish it in 20 days, I think it's no problem. I won't haggle over the price, I'll pay you right away."

As soon as Feng Kuzi finished speaking, Zhou Ning and Sun Fangfang's eyes lit up.

Why didn't you say so earlier! It's just working overtime, right? We can work overtime every day!

"Yes, yes, Director Feng, I guarantee we'll have at least 20 days here."

"Director Feng, I can finish this in 15 days. Why don't you let our team do it?"

He Daqi was amused and couldn't help but chirp, "Senior Sister, didn't you just say you didn't have time?"

"Daqi, you're still young. Time is like a woman's cleavage; you can always squeeze some out if you try," Sun Fangfang said with a shameless grin.

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As the spring breeze blew, the grass sprouted overnight.

It was the perfect time for a spring outing, but unfortunately the weather wasn't cooperating, and a light drizzle began to fall.

He Dayi, using his trench coat to conceal himself, led the two noisy little ones into the nanny van.

The two children were overjoyed. They had been running around on the grass with He Daqi for quite a while and were now a little out of breath. "Quickly wipe yourselves down. You're all wet from the rain and sweat. Be careful not to catch a cold."

Zhou Huimin grumbled as she dragged the two little ones to her side and began rubbing their rosy cheeks with a towel.

"Daddy, when can we come to play again next time?" The little girl snuggled into He Daqi's arms, giggling as she pinched his nose with her little hands.

He Daqi was holding his daughter and laughing like a silly goose. His daughter pinched his nose, and he happily pinched it back. Noticing that his precious son was also looking at him expectantly, waiting for his answer, He Daqi said with a smile, "If you still want to play, we can come again tomorrow if the weather is nice."

"Great!"

The two little ones were jumping and frolicking in the back seat, which prompted Vivian Chow to complain a few more times.

He Daqi watched with a smile, occasionally teasing the children by tickling their skin with his fingers.

So, amidst Vivian Chow's complaints, the two little ones became even more rowdy.

Jingle Bell!
The ringing of the cell phone quieted the car.

The two children lay on either side of He Daqi, obediently waiting for him to answer the phone.

He Daqi glanced at the screen; it was Ning Hao calling. He answered it casually.

"Hey, senior, is Lijiang fun?"

"It's quite fun. There are folk music performances and bonfire parties over there. It's very lively at night."

"Oh dear, you'll have to stay there for a few more days then."

"Don't even mention it. Whenever it rains there, there are so many flying insects. I stayed there for five days, and it rained for three of them. Then I checked the weather forecast and saw that it would be cloudy for the next few days, so my wife and I immediately flew back."

He Daqi chuckled. He had learned something new. It seemed he would have to choose a sunny day when taking the kids there in the future.

Why did you call me when you went back to Beijing? Just to let me know?

"No, I'm preparing for Crazy Stone 2, and I was thinking of meeting you tomorrow. By the way, what's the deal with Zhang Yimou? I was shocked when I went to the company to pick up some documents today. I thought he was bringing people to cause trouble, so I didn't dare show my face. I just grabbed the documents and left."

He Daqi laughed loudly upon hearing this: "Hahahaha, you're afraid he'll beat you up? No way, you're younger than him, he's unlikely to beat you up. He fell out with Zhang Weiping because he's preparing for the Olympics and is afraid Zhang Weiping will release some dirt on him during this time, so he came here. Now he's running around to the Olympic Committee and here at the same time."

"Why is he coming here? Shouldn't he be focusing on preparing for the Olympics?" Ning Hao asked, sounding quite surprised.

"Filming Painted Skin".

"Tsk tsk tsk, we made such a fuss about him before, and now it's quite awkward when we meet. Tell me, what a mess this is."

"Hahahaha, Lu Yang is even more embarrassed than you."

"That's true. Oh? How did we end up chatting like this? You still haven't told us what time we're meeting tomorrow."

"What's the rush? You should rest after your trip. Let's meet again the day after tomorrow." He Daqi glanced at the two children on either side. He had just promised to bring them over to play again tomorrow, so how could he go back on his word? He made up an excuse to postpone it for a day.

Ning Hao knew He Daqi very well and knew what kind of person he was. Hearing him say this, he knew that He Daqi had something on his mind, so he didn't insist and casually agreed.

After hanging up the phone, He Daqi hugged the two children and gently tapped their foreheads. The two children smiled and rested their heads on He Daqi's body.

The three of them were having a great time, making Zhou Huimin feel like an outsider. Zhou Huimin was unhappy about this and grumbled as she moved closer.

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……

After receiving Wang Jinghua's call, Zhou Xun agreed without much hesitation.

Let alone the revenue-sharing model, she would still act in it even if her salary was reduced.

Zhou Xun wasn't stupid; she knew very well how many people were eyeing this project. She was afraid that if she didn't agree decisively, Ya Yue might cause some trouble, which would be disgusting.

Although he had a tacit understanding with He Daqi, Ya Yue was not something He Daqi could decide on his own. So after confirming the details over the phone that night, Zhou Xun rushed over to Yonghui Qiming the next day.

Sign the contract, get the script, and casually discuss the makeup and styling.

I've been here twice before, so I'm pretty familiar with the place this time.

As soon as she stepped out of the elevator, she was stunned. Zhang Yimou was standing in the corridor with Ning Hao and He Daqi, chatting and laughing.

How could they possibly get together?
"Sister Xun is here?" He Daqi, with his sharp eyes, called out from afar.

"Ah? Oh! Oh! They're here, Director Zhang, Director Ning, Daqi, are you discussing the movie?"

"Yes, Director Zhang is asking my senior brother about his money-saving tips," He Daqi explained with a smile.

"Really? Hehe..." This combination was so strange that Zhou Xun's mind went blank, and he didn't know how to respond.

They were fighting so fiercely a few months ago, how come they're standing together chatting with smiles on their faces now? Men are really terrifying, they're all smiling tigers, there's not a single good person among them.

Thinking of this, Zhou Xun couldn't help but shudder.

"By the way, Sister Xun, you probably didn't know, but the director of our Painted Skin is Director Zhang. You should talk to him more often if you have any questions. Director Zhang is quite busy right now and has to travel between two places, so if you have any questions, you should ask him when he's around."

He Daqi's bombshell almost stunned Zhou Xun. She blinked in disbelief, feeling a little sleepy.

Is the director Zhang Yimou?

Plus, the lead actors are Ho Tai-kai, Vivian Chow, and myself—what a cast!

Who just said men are bad? Men are absolutely wonderful!

Quiet, earnest, responsible, pragmatic, and efficient – ​​big productions like this need men!
Zhou Xun smiled brightly, her heart leaping with joy, as if she had become a different person, like a happy elf.

"Director Zhang, please take care of me in the future."

Her sudden change of expression caught Zhang Yimou off guard. He forced a smile, shook hands with Zhou Xun, and muttered to himself: Women are truly terrifying…

(End of this chapter)