Unboxing, Director!

Chapter 151 The Heroine's Lightness Skill is Amazing!
On the sixth day of the first lunar month, Dawn Films spent its first working day of the year in a frenzy of celebration.

Today is the company's first proper annual meeting since its establishment.

A total of more than 130 people gathered at the hotel. Lu Jiang was very generous and willing to spend money.

The prizes for the games during the annual meeting cost hundreds of thousands of yuan, ranging from the smallest mobile phone to the highest right to use a car, making the employees extremely happy. They all said they would give their lives to the company.
Of course, generous welfare benefits don't come for free.

Because this year's battles are numerous and very tough.

The day after the annual meeting, Dawn Films got back to work.

The first step is project planning.

The most important task at present is the post-production of "The World's Number One", which is related to the company's revenue this year.

Judging from the current progress, it shouldn't be a problem to air it during the summer vacation.

In addition to those already underway, there are those about to begin.

The drama "The Story of a Noble Family" that we just negotiated, Dawn will take half of the share, which is already ten million.

In addition, there are four other projects:

"Water Moon Cave", "Young Emperor", "Goddess Dragon" and "Dae Jang Geum".

"Water Moon Cave" was originally Zhou Yi's project, but now it has become Dawn's project, and the script idea is also Lu Jiang's.

The arrangements for it are the same as for the rest of the projects.

The main investor in Dawn, who accounts for half of the investment, spent another 10 million yuan. The film stars Yu Bo.

"Young Emperor" was an external project that sought out Dawn for actors. Lu Jiang then recommended Deng Chao, who had played the role in the original version, so he was the only one suitable for the role.

This also marked Deng Chao's third role as an emperor in his career.

In addition to collaborating with actors, Dawn also invested 400 million yuan, which was to take a 20% stake, both for profit and to protect its own artists.

"Goddess Dragon" is about to start, and the project team was established after the completion of "The World's Number One".

The project is also expected to invest 20 million yuan, striving to make it even more exquisite than the original.

The investment promotion method is the same as for the other works.

Therefore, for Dawn Films, the financial pressure brought by the three works is not actually that great.

Of course, this meant that "Dae Jang Geum" would definitely run out of money.

But it doesn't matter, this is a super big project, and Lu Jiang plans to spend at least six months preparing for it.

By then, Lu Jiang will have money, and everything will be fine.

With several projects finalized, the next step is for the artists to take on their respective projects.

Yu Bo was very happy to learn that he had received "Water Moon Cave".

Lu Jiang frowned slightly.

Logically speaking, although "Water Moon Cave" is a project of Dawn, the director, behind-the-scenes staff, and even the actors except for Yu Bo are all from Zhou Yi. Yu Bo should feel neglected, but he is actually very happy now.

Lu Jiang thought someone should keep an eye on him, to prevent a premature "feeding incident."
As for Deng Chao, he already knew about the project and was very happy to play the emperor again.

Lu Jiang felt that he might end up on the path of the emperor and never return.

"The Emperor of Han Dynasty" is not just one series; the original cast will also star in "Young Emperor Kangxi" after "Young Emperor".

Will Deng Chao get a nickname like "Emperor Deng" in the future?

No, he should be called "Dou Di" (meaning "Emperor of Comedy").
Next up are Qiao Zhenyu, Dong Xuan, Cui Peng, and Ning Hao.

As soon as the three entered, Lu Jiang saw a blue treasure chest on Dong Xuan's head:

Dong Xuan wants to play a memorable role this year.

Isn't this a coincidence?

Lu Jiang thought that since his own project was being distributed among his own family members, he wouldn't get a single treasure chest.

Now, Dong Xuan has done a great job!

However, Lu Jiang didn't mention "Goddess Dragon" for the time being, but instead looked at Qiao Zhenyu and said, "Big Beard wants to cast you in a movie."

"A big beard?" Qiao Zhenyu looked puzzled.

"It's Zhang Jizhong."

"Oh, him!"

The three of them burst into laughter after realizing what had happened. Dong Xuan even covered her mouth and laughed, but her beautiful eyes kept darting around, glancing at Lu Jiang every now and then, before quickly looking away.

Unfortunately, Lu Jiang didn't notice.

Lu Jiang then asked, "He wants you to act in a movie. Are you interested?"

"What project is it, *Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils*?"

"Yes, they called me yesterday."

Lu Jiang gave a brief explanation.

Last time, Zhang Dahuzi made a joke at the casting for "The Legend of the Condor Heroes".

Now that casting for "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" has begun, the bearded man has kept his word and contacted him in advance to ask about his participation before discussing any hype.

Regarding the casting, the bearded man wanted Lu Jiang to play Duan Yu.

Lu Jiang didn't agree immediately, but instead recommended Qiao Zhenyu.

After Qiao Zhenyu played Zhu Wushi, Lu Jiang felt that he had great potential in playing villainous roles.

Therefore, he felt that Qiao Zhenyu was quite suitable for Murong Fu.

The bearded man didn't immediately agree, but wanted to try out the role first.

When it comes to casting, Zhang Dahuzi is undoubtedly very professional.

After Lu Jiang spoke, Qiao Zhenyu naturally said no problem, and the matter was settled. He was to bring Zhu Wushi's clip to the audition the day after tomorrow.

"It's okay if you don't get the role. The company has prepared a project for you, and in my opinion, this will be your destined role."

After finishing his business, Lu Jiang added a sentence.

Qiao Zhenyu's eyes lit up: "My favorite character? One that's even more outstanding than Hanazawa Rui?"

"What is Hua Ze Lei? Zhu Wu Shi is much better than him."

"Is this one even better than Zhu Wushi?"

"That's what I think."

As Lu Jiang spoke, he took out two copies of the script for "Snowflake Goddess Dragon," one for Qiao Zhenyu and one for Cui Peng.

I also explained that Cui Peng was playing the lead role, which made Cui Peng so happy he couldn't stop smiling.

However, the male lead in "Goddess Dragon" is rather tragic, with extremely low presence and a poor character design. But Lu Jiang has left room for adaptation. While the female lead and Qiao Zhenyu's scenes and character designs remain unchanged, the director can make appropriate changes to the main character. Whether it can produce a positive effect depends on Ning Hao's skill.

Lu Jiang might not be so at ease with this if it were someone else, but Ning Hao is no ordinary person, so he can be provoked.

After saying that, Lu Jiang looked at Ning Hao and said, "Haozi, this is a project you directed independently."

Ning Hao immediately replied, "I know, don't worry, I'll definitely film it well and won't let you down!" "Then it's settled. If things don't go well, you'll have to make my own movie!"

The other three people's first reaction upon hearing this was envy.

Making movies, oh, that's something.

But they soon realized something was wrong.

What do you mean by "if things go wrong, he might make a movie"?
Is this considered a punishment?
Only Ning Hao knows the real reason.

Because what Lu Jiang meant by making a movie wasn't the kind where you're given a script.

Instead, you have to put together your own script!
This is just making things difficult for me, Big Rat!
So at that moment, he looked like he was being urged to do his homework by a teacher, his face full of reluctance.

Lu Jiang wanted to punch him when he saw his pathetic state.

A promising film talent, now he's just lying in his comfort zone and doesn't want to come out.

How does this work?
So without any discussion, he said, "It's decided then. Okay, you can leave now."

Qiao Zhenyu and the other two got up and left, but Dong Xuan didn't get up. She looked at Lu Jiang, seemingly wanting to say something but then stopped.

After everyone had left, she asked, "Director Lu, what about me?"

"Hey, what are you still doing here?"

"I," Dong Xuan, suddenly felt wronged.

Fortunately, Lu Jiang only intended to tease her a little and didn't want to mess with her mindset.

So when he saw her like that, he immediately burst out laughing.

Seeing this, Dong Xuan quickly realized what was going on: "You just know how to make fun of me!"

The girl from Northeast China once again displayed the shy demeanor of a girl from Jiangnan.

I have to say, it really does nourish the body.

Lu Jiang patted his shoulder: "Come on, give me a massage."

Without any hesitation, Dong Xuan got up and gently pinched Lu Jiang from behind.

This wasn't the first time; it had happened before during the filming of "The World's Number One," a scene specifically designed by Lu Jiang.

At the time, Dong Xuan was a little embarrassed, but after the first time and the hugging scene between the two, her already fragile defenses quickly collapsed.

It's fair to say that it's only because Lu Jiang doesn't really want to be involved that Dong Xuan has already become his bedmate.
Dong Xuan massaged Lu Jiang's shoulder, and Lu Jiang took out his script and started talking about the project.

In short: This is your signature role, so give it your all!
Dong Xuan's blue treasure chest instantly upgraded to a purple treasure chest.

Unfortunately, what came out wasn't very good.

The music video is a group portrait edit of the animated series "Sixteen Sounds of Yanyun," and the song is "Heartbreakingly Sad."

Lu Jiang was speechless.

Currently, in the music video category, the "golden finger" seems to give very high ratings to any animated videos. For example, the purple version of the music video "The Wind Rises" is an animated edit.

If you're going to play it this way, wouldn't animated TV series or movies only be available from golden treasure chests?

Shaking his head, Lu Jiang looked at the song itself.

"The beauty of nature, from wind and flowers to snow and moon, is ever-moving; after a thousand miles of rain, the water and sky are indistinguishable."

After listening to it once, he thought the song was pretty good and would be a good choice as an interlude for "Goddess Dragon".

So, is this whole thing just something Dong Xuan created and then dealt with herself?
Ok.

Lu Jiang still quite likes women who are easy to manage.
"That's right, it would be even better if we dyed it a little yellow later."

In the days that followed, Lu Jiang kept a close eye on the post-production of "The World's Number One" and the recording of the new album, keeping him extremely busy.

On the twelfth day of the first lunar month, it was finally time to finalize the character designs for "Goddess Dragon".

With Lu Jiang's design, Qiao Zhenyu quickly created his most classic look.

A single red dot between the eyebrows surpasses countless others in the mortal world.

The project team members all gave it a thumbs up when they saw it.

"How about it?"

After completing the design, Lu Jiang asked everyone a question.

"A gentleman as refined as jade, unparalleled in the world!"

Everyone praised Qiao Zhenyu.

Lu Jiang clapped his hands: "This isn't over yet, Huanhuan, come on, show yourself!"

After changing her clothes, Dong Xuan made her appearance with a knife in the next second. Before everyone could finish marveling at her, she used the move that Lu Jiang had just taught her.

She glanced sideways, then pulled out a strand of hair and put it in her mouth.

That was incredibly unruly and filled with murderous intent!
"handsome!"

"Sa!"

"Awesome!"

Everyone praised it highly!

Cui Peng: I've become the third male lead?!
The design was thus finalized.

Lu Jiang was satisfied, and then instructed, "Perform well from now on, safety first, understand?"

Don't worry, Director Lu.

Everyone responded.

The crew will be heading to the film set to begin shooting in a week.

The schedule is four months long.

It's a perfectly normal schedule.

But for Dong Xuan, it suddenly felt a little strange.

After all, ever since "Full House".

It seems she and Lu Jiang have never been separated for this long before.
No, I was supposed to join the cast of "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber" midway through the project to play Yang Buhui.

So it doesn't take four months.

Wait, that's not right either!
How did I end up researching this kind of thing?

At this moment, the makeup artist suddenly asked worriedly, "Huanhuan, why is your face red? Are you having an allergic reaction to the wig?"

Dong Xuan immediately snapped out of her daze: "Really? I'll go wash up."

With her knife slung over her shoulder and her head down, Dong Xuan rushed towards the bathroom, her steps quickening.

What a shame!

But this also drew praise from everyone once again:

The heroine has amazing light-footed skills!
(End of this chapter)