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Chapter 518 The Chairman's Obsession with Women Will Lead to Endless Trouble

Jingle bell bell~
The shrill ring of the cell phone woke Qi Hui from his deep sleep. Still half asleep, he picked up the phone:
"Hey?"

"Boss, I... wait? Did you just wake up?" Xiao Yang was speaking when he suddenly noticed something was wrong.

"Ahem... It's only nine o'clock. I'm on vacation." Qi Hui glanced at the time and coughed lightly.

Even so, a strange sense of guilt lingered in my heart.

He usually gets up around seven o'clock, but last night... well, anyway, he was a little tired.

The phone rang so loudly that Jing Tian, ​​who was sleeping next to her, didn't even wake up.

"Is there something you need?" Qi Hui preemptively steered the conversation away from himself and onto the main topic.

"Why don't you come to the film crew? I'm in Yunnan Province right now," Xiao Yang said. He had said it wouldn't work over the phone; who works in bed?

Too lazy!

Obsessing over women will lead to endless troubles!

"Okay." Qi Hui nodded, immediately got up to wash up, left a message for Jing Tian, ​​and headed to the film crew's residence.

Before long, Qi Hui arrived at the film crew's residence, where Xiao Yang had been waiting for a long time.

The current emperor is indulging in women and is becoming increasingly lazy and muddleheaded... Looking at Qi Hui, who was trying to muster his energy, Xiao Yang couldn't help but sigh to the heavens.

Qi Hui unscrewed the thermos and took a sip of goji berry tea, asking in confusion, "Why are you here? Is there something you need?"

"Yes, and it's a big deal," Xiao Yang said seriously.
"What?" Qi Hui looked surprised, and his heart sank. Could something have happened to the company?
"The actor for Si Teng hasn't been decided yet," Xiao Yang said. Qi Hui hasn't said who he'd cast for roles like Shen Yindeng, Yan Furui, Bai Ying, and An Man!

The production team has been working on everything since the project started, but only two actors have been confirmed so far.

The remaining one is still undetermined.

"Oh... about that." Qi Hui suddenly realized, and immediately coughed lightly, saying calmly:
"In a couple of days, I'll focus my energy on special effects design."

"Our special effects need to achieve a modern fantasy feel, organically combining fantasy elements with a modern aesthetic. In particular, the special effects when Si Teng is awakened should depict vines converging into a human form, presenting a beautiful and sci-fi feel..."

Qi Hui rambled on and on, spouting nonsense and rambling on about this and that.

There's nothing he can do, his mind is completely blank right now.
It's a bit difficult for him to decide on the actors for the relevant roles all at once.

Let me take a moment...

But Xiao Yang was unaware of this. Listening to Qi Hui's endless explanation, he was somewhat surprised and immediately called over the art director and production manager to work together to resolve the issue.

……

Half an hour later, Qi Hui saw Xiao Yang off and breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Before leaving, Xiao Yang patiently reminded him that being obsessed with women was not advisable. She also reminded him that she still remembered the spirit of striving for excellence and making progress that Chairman had mentioned at the meeting.

Qi Hui: “…”

Strive for excellence and make progress?
I?
After watching Xiao Yang leave, Qi Hui lay half-reclined on the sofa and played on his phone.

I can't think of any good actors right now, I'll think about it this afternoon or evening.

Guo Fan, Lu Yang, Wu Jing, and a few others were chatting in the group.

Yesterday, Qi Hui posted a few photos of mushroom hot pot, but they didn't react much at the time. They only started talking today.

Moreover, they were saying strange things that I couldn't understand, like "it tastes bad," "it's sour," or "it's poisonous."

Qi Hui didn't take it seriously; it was just poisonous, not that it tasted bad.

Qi Hui: What are you doing? I sent this message yesterday, and you only found out about it today.

Lu Yang: Working on the script.

Wu Jing: Scriptwriting.

Guo Fan: Working on the script.

"Are you guys just parrots?" Qi Hui was speechless; the line was actually quite neat.

Anyone who didn't know better would think it was a military parade in the group chat!

Lu Yang: I am indeed working on a script, for "Brotherhood of Blades 2".

Wu Jing: Me too, I'm working on the script for "Wolf Warrior 2".

Guo Fan was shocked: "Wow, so you guys were actually working on a script?"

Wu Jing: What else? I'm not a broken record.

Qi Hui: Joy!

It turns out that Lao Guo was the only one who kept repeating himself.

Lu Yang: My story of "Brotherhood of Blades 2" is a prequel. Senior brother, give me your opinion when it's ready.

As he spoke, Lu Yang briefly recounted the story: the first part of "Brotherhood of Blades" takes place after Emperor Chongzhen dealt with the eunuch faction.

The second part tells the story of the late Tianqi period, before Chongzhen ascended the throne. Like the first part, the protagonist Shen Lian is once again caught in a huge political vortex.

Intrigue, schemes, struggles, battles... it sounds pretty good.

Wu Jing: Me too, but I'm not a prequel, I'm a proper sequel.

Wu Jing also briefly described his script, which, in short, was adapted from the evacuation of Chinese citizens from overseas.
As for the rest... not enough words, characters undecided, and no main storyline yet.

Stay tuned!

Qi Hui and Guo Fan gave Wu Jing a disdainful middle finger.

Look at Lu Yang, and then look at you! Aren't you ashamed?
"Then what are you two doing?" Wu Jing asked, annoyed.
Qi Hui: Vacation!

Guo Fan: On vacation!

Lu Yang: Repeating a grade again?

Guo Fan: Nonsense, I'm really on vacation!

As he spoke, he sent a few photos; he and Mrs. Guo had gone on vacation to Shandong Province.

That's his hometown, with mountains, sea, delicious food, and picturesque scenery. You won't find dishes like West Lake Fish in Vinegar Sauce there.

Wonderful!

Seeing this, Wu Jing and Lu Yang gave Qi Hui and Guo Fan the middle finger respectively.

Vacation?

What kind of vacation?

Only those who are useless to society get holidays; we all work hard to build a new society!
I'm not envious of people on vacation at all!
And so, the chat ended.

"Hahahaha..." Qi Hui laughed heartily, feeling exhilarated.
He should put down his phone and focus on his work.

"Which actors should we choose..." Qi Hui picked up a pen and paper and began to scribble and draw.

He likes to write things down when he's thinking, but sometimes, a thought flashes through his mind and he struggles to recall it.

Sometimes, they can't even be found.

……

While Qi Hui was racking his brains to prepare for "Si Teng", Bernard's "Operation Mekong" was also in preparation.

Preparations began under the leadership of Dante Lam.

Of course, although Dante Lam is the director, Yu Dong cannot relinquish all authority.

Although the negotiations with Qi Hui did not reach a cooperation agreement, it made Yu Dong realize that having too many Hong Kong people or foreigners in the crew was not a good thing.

After all, personnel matters are politics!
He immediately rejected several Hong Kong actors suggested by Dante Lam and instead used many young mainland actors.

As for the producers, they also need to keep an eye on Dante Lam and prevent him from having too much freedom to improvise.

However, this is not due to any other reason, but because Dante Lam and Xu Ke have similar bad habits.

Neither of them takes filmmaking seriously. Xu Ke likes to freely use his imagination, while Dante Lam likes to insert his own personal touches, such as philosophy and life reflections.

To neglect the essentials and pursue the trivial is to put the cart before the horse.

We can't ignore this!
……

Shanghai, Songjiang Film and Television Base

Actors are starting to arrive at the "The Disguiser" production team, and the start date for filming is drawing ever closer.
Xiao Zhang and Lao Ling have also joined the cast. Xiao Zhang's role is Mingtai, the youngest of the four siblings in the Ming family.

Lao Ling plays Ming Lou, the eldest son of the Ming family.

The remaining eldest sister Mingjing and second brother Mingcheng are played by Liu Mintao and Wang Kai, respectively.

These two are contracted artists of Daylight Entertainment.

Lao Kong and his team also have to consider the artists in their own company; they can't give all the main roles to outsiders.

Of course, the crew wasn't just made up of Xiao Zhang and Lao Ling, who weren't from Noon Sunshine Films; Tang Yifei was also there.

She played the role of Wang Manchun, who is also the ex-girlfriend and junior sister of Minglou, played by Lao Ling, and is in love with Minglou.

The original version starred Wang Ou as a beautiful and somewhat seductive female agent.

Tang Yifei is quite suitable for the role. She played Qin Keqing before, and she was beautiful, dignified, and had a slightly vulgar glamour.

Looking at the busy film crew, Tang Yifei stood beside her husband and smiled, "It's getting better and better..."

Old Ling smiled. He never thought there was anything wrong with helping Qi Hui. When they first met, he felt that this junior brother was not simple.

Ironically, Yao Chen is short-sighted and keeps grumbling and pointing fingers at this matter.

Fortunately, Yifei didn't end up like Yao Chen.

(End of this chapter)