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Chapter 589 Changing the play? He's impressive if he can even manage that.
"Ha ha ha ha……"

In Bernard's office, Yu Dong laughed heartily, feeling completely relaxed.

He didn't agree so readily because of Qi Hui. Qi Hui is also an ordinary person, very talented, but you can't deny that he's an ordinary person. The world will still turn without him.

But wasn't it because of Qi Hui that those two old bastards got their comeuppance?
Therefore, Yu Dong is truly at ease now.

At this moment, he was truly grateful for his decisive action that night.

If they had hesitated even slightly, things would probably be very different now.

However... it was comfortable, but this world is material and objective.

Although the film "Operation Red Sea" has passed the review in terms of optoelectronics, why is the Navy Department not making any progress?

Thinking of this, a hint of worry appeared between Yu Dong's still smiling brows. Could it be that... his joy has turned to sorrow?
If that happens, those two old bastards will laugh at me!

the other side

Light
In the office, Wang Changtian looked at the data from "Sito" over the past few days and marveled at it.

It's truly surprising that a web series could achieve such success.

Many people in the TV drama industry felt somewhat frustrated about "Si Teng".

It's almost the end of the year, and everyone thinks that this year's results are just so-so.

Those who are already in bad shape are beyond saving, those who are not in bad shape are never a concern, but many are stuck in the middle.

But being suppressed by "Sito" makes them seem... somewhat unfavorable.

“Touhou Project is truly an unexpected dark horse…” Wang Changtian smiled, his confidence in Operation Red Sea growing even stronger.

As he spoke, he picked up another document, which was a preliminary report on Zhang Yimou's film "The Great Wall".

This movie cost 1 billion yuan to make. Just that number is enough to shock people. It's huge!
However, the situation for this film is not very good. As the head of a film company, Wang Changtian still has his own understanding of how to make a film.

However, Zhang Yimou's "The Great Wall" has a large number of characters, is chaotic, and has a complicated and unclear story.

Forget understanding it, just figuring out the relationships between the characters would be quite an achievement!
Wang Changtian shook his head. Both are big-budget productions costing hundreds of millions, but there is still a big difference between "The Great Wall" and "Operation Red Sea".

Qi Hui has control over the "Operation Red Sea" project. The Navy has not yet provided other support, but it has already provided support in terms of controlling the project.

They recognized Qi Hui's abilities and did not interfere with the project.

This naturally made these investors less confident in interfering with "Operation Red Sea".

Coupled with Qi Hui's tough stance, even if Wang Changtian wanted to intervene, he would find it difficult to find a breakthrough.

Thinking about this, Wang Changtian felt somewhat depressed.

He admitted that Qi Hui was very talented and capable, but you can't always be right, can you?

The young people are still too young, arrogant and looking down on others, only giving them meaningless suggestions.

Even the selection of actors had to be done according to his requirements and with his approval.

Getting back to the point, this is somewhat unsatisfactory for these investors.

But for the project as a whole, this is, in a sense, a way of concentrating resources to accomplish major tasks.

As the leader, Qi Hui rallied everyone's strength and focused their efforts in one direction.

But Zhang Yimou's side is different; the Great Wall project was originally Huayi Brothers.

It was Huayi Brothers' legendary partnership with Hollywood that started together.

However, later, Legend was acquired by Wanda, and Wanda naturally became involved in the project.

They even kicked Huayi out.

After a series of financial maneuvers, it has become what it is today.

In other words, Zhang Yimou's power over "The Great Wall" was actually quite limited, as he had to consider the interests of various parties.

There are interests in Hollywood, Hong Kong and Taiwan, as well as those of Wanda and LeEco.

Even the female lead is Gan Wei, the wife of LeEco's boss. Outsiders can hardly imagine the trouble involved.

That script must have been revised countless times...

Thinking of this, Wang Changtian chuckled, a hint of amusement and schadenfreude rising in his heart.

He wasn't having a good time with Qi Hui, but it was just a bad time; there was still hope.

But things are much more complicated with *The Great Wall*. If the project succeeds, the competition for credit will be fierce. If it fails, the blame game could stretch from the Roman Empire to cyberpunk...

Whichever it is, it's enough to keep Wanda, LeEco, and a bunch of small and medium-sized investors busy and stressed.

……

The capital city, the western part

In an office, Li Lu browsed through the performance documents of "Si Teng" and then looked at the investors behind "Detective Chinatown," his brows slowly furrowing.

He originally intended to invite Qi Hui to participate in his new drama, but he did not make up his mind due to issues of funding and age.

Seeing Qi Hui's investment in "Detective Chinatown", Li Lu couldn't help but have an idea: to ask Qi Hui to invest in his new movie. He wondered if it would work.

As for the rumors circulating that Qi Hui is domineering and likes to change plays... he's not worried about that.

No matter how capable Qi Hui is, he can't change his acting; he's confident in that regard.

If this can be changed, then let it be changed. He accepted it; Qi Hui was quite capable.

Anyway, the script workshop just ended, so we can always have another one.

Thinking about this, Li Lu's thoughts flickered and changed, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that he could give it a try.

……

Two days later, Qi Hui received two invitations to the premiere of the movie "Unexpected".

However, it wasn't the light that came from here, but Bernard.

Bernard is a co-producer and distributor of the film.

Qi Hui found it amusing. Bai Ke was an actor recommended by Enlight Media, and the movie "Unexpectedly" starring Bai Ke was also released by Berna.

Two major companies are serving Bai Ke alone; he's incredibly lucky!

"Should we go see this movie?" Jing Tian leaned closer and asked curiously.

As he spoke, a hint of interest appeared between his brows.

Judging from her expression, Qi Hui knew exactly what she was planning to do.

"Go ahead." Qi Hui patted her little head and smiled, "It's been a long time since we watched a movie."

"Hehehe~" Jing Tian hugged Qi Hui and laughed happily.

It's so great to have a boyfriend who never spoils the fun!

……

A few days later, close to the premiere

Qi Hui ordered the training ground to stop, and everyone went to support Bai Ke.

Of course, the main purpose is also to relax.

"Wuhu~" Xiao Zhang cheered, extremely excited.

Old Ling also breathed a sigh of relief.

"What a director!" Wang Yanlin, a native of Northeast China, gave a thumbs up.

Qi Hui's training regimen was quite demanding; they had been training so hard that their hands and feet were numb and weak, which was extremely uncomfortable.

If they keep training like this, they'll turn into dark-skinned PE students!
Evening, at the premiere venue.

Several senior executives at Youku glanced at Bai Ke, and a look of surprise appeared on their faces.

"Unexpected" is a web series movie, and the biggest investor is Youku.

They had met the lead actor, Bai Ke, before, but now Bai Ke had a short haircut, bronze skin, and walked in a stiff, measured way.

Even when standing, they are in a military stance, not in the normal "civilian" stance.

The guests and film critics who came to the premiere couldn't help but glance at Bai Ke a few times.

How come this looks so different from Wang Dachui in the trailer and poster?
Bai Ke also noticed this and couldn't help but feel embarrassed.

But the habits formed during this period of training are impossible to change now, so let's just leave it at that.

It would be nice to serve as a soldier for a short time.

(End of this chapter)