This director lacks vision.

Chapter 268 Another Gold Drop! Let's celebrate!
After Jiang Yifeng joined the cast, Li Shaowei, the producer from Fengxing Media, rarely visited the Strange Things set.

He and a small team began contacting people at Legendary Pictures to prepare for the filming of The Fast and the Furious.

Two-thirds of the Strange Things crew are foreigners, and one-third are staff members of Fengxing Media.

Most of these people had previously filmed "Lost in Thailand" in Thailand and had experience filming abroad, so their English level was sufficient for communication.

After Jiang Yifeng established his prestige, communication within the production team became relatively smooth.

However, their level of teamwork is not as good as that of Fengxing Media's own production team, and they need a period of adjustment.

Jiang Yifeng wasn't in a hurry.

For the first three days after joining the crew, he didn't rush to start filming. Instead, he focused on refining details, improving the filming process and set design, and held several discussion meetings to clearly explain his requirements to the main creative team, ensuring that the pre-production work was done better.

After all, sharpening your axe won't delay your woodcutting.

Filming for the first season of Stranger Things didn't officially begin until February 17th.

Jiang Yifeng chose to film the scenes featuring the middle-aged characters first.

The middle-aged actors are all veteran actors, making filming easier. Filming simple scenes first can boost everyone's confidence and speed up the crew's integration process.

Once the crew has worked out together, we can start filming the scenes for the youth and teenager groups. That will make things much smoother.

On February 21st, filming officially began for the youth group's scenes, marking Daddario's first appearance.

Her acting skills weren't great, but after being on set for so many days, she understood Jiang Yifeng's requirements and her performance was quite convincing.

Seeing Daddario's performance, Hastings couldn't help but exclaim to Jiang Yifeng, "I feel like you're not a twenty-five-year-old at all; your experience on set is so mature."

Everything was arranged perfectly; he's more capable than many of the great directors I've met.

Hastings has been in the film rental industry for many years and is considered a person in the entertainment industry, having come into contact with many directors.

I've never seen anyone as meticulous and methodical as Jiang Yifeng before.

"Stop praising me. Keep a close eye on the weather changes and make sure to collect establishing footage in a timely manner."

The scenery around Český Krumlov is beautiful, but the rising and changing mist along the river depends on the weather.

To capture the most beautiful scenery, both favorable weather and the patience of the crew are required.

Back when Zhang Yimou was filming "Hero" in Jiuzhaigou, he waited patiently for many days in order to capture the calmest lake surface.

Hastings said, "I have already arranged observers at multiple locations, including the riverbank, the castle, and the painted walls, as you requested."

"When the opportunity arises, we can seize it at any time."

Jiang Yifeng nodded, and seeing Daddario sneeze, he called out, "That scene is over, bring the ginger soup!"

Upon hearing Jiang Yifeng's words, the staff from Fengxing Media immediately ladled out a bowl of ginger soup and handed it to D'Addario.

It's late winter and early spring, and the weather in the Czech Republic is still quite cold, but the actors are wearing only light clothing for the sake of the filming effect.

To show off his impressive physique, Daddario wore only a low-cut T-shirt, exposing large expanses of his fair skin, which was quite cold.

To prevent the actors from catching a cold, Jiang Yifeng had the crew make ginger soup.

Foreigners have never tasted this stuff before.

When Winona drank it before, she couldn't stand it and spat it all out.

Daddario had been curious for a while, so she took the ginger soup and drank a big gulp.

Jiang Yifeng thought she would be reluctant, but to his surprise, her eyes lit up, she gave a thumbs up, and exclaimed, "Delicious! I like it spicy!"

After saying that, he gulped down the whole bowl of ginger soup.

This girl is really tough; she looks like someone who can endure hardship and pain.

Even among Chinese people, not many can drink such a large bowl of ginger soup in one go.

Ginger soup is very effective.

After drinking it, D'Addario started sweating.

She drank too quickly, and some ginger soup spilled onto her chest, seeping into the deep, unfathomable crevice.

This ginger soup is really big and white.

Jiang Yifeng reminded him, "Hurry up and put on your coat."

"Thank you, Director. You are such a gentleman, so kind and considerate."

Daddario put on his coat and felt warm both physically and emotionally.

Sidney, who hadn't started filming yet, curiously drank a sip of ginger soup and immediately vomited.

She muttered to herself, "I'd rather catch a cold than drink this."

Jiang Yifeng had excellent hearing and heard Sydney's complaints.

He said in a serious tone, "Everyone has to drink it. It's flu season now, and if you catch a cold, you'll infect others."

This is for the smooth operation of the entire production team, not just your personal issue.

Sidney pouted, unwilling but not daring to argue.

After all, Jiang Yifeng is both the director and the boss, and he has the final say on the set. Going against him will only lead to trouble.

Jiang Yifeng wasn't a rigid person either. The next day, when it was Sydney's turn to film, she drank ginger cola instead of ginger soup.

Although it's spicy, the sweetness of the cola neutralizes the spiciness, making it more palatable.

Sidney sipped her ginger ale and said to Daddario with a smile, "Our director is quite funny. He used to be very serious. I thought he was a cold and handsome guy."

I didn't expect her to be cold on the outside but warm on the inside, and quite gentle.

Yesterday I said I didn't want ginger soup, and he pretended to disagree, but today he secretly switched it to ginger cola. Interesting!

Just as D'Addario was about to speak, he heard Winona say to Jiang Yifeng, "Jiang, I heard that your upcoming movie is still missing a female lead? Do you think I'm suitable?"

The chase is missing a female lead who's just a pretty face, someone who actually doesn't have much screen time.

But Winona doesn't know that she's no longer picky about roles; she'll take any role that comes her way.

Moreover, Jiang Yifeng is very handsome and a big boss, so Winona wants to flirt with him and take the opportunity to develop a relationship with him.

But Jiang Yifeng wasn't interested in her.

White girls typically reach their peak between the ages of 14 and 18. Those who are well-maintained or exceptionally gifted can even reach their twenties.

But it's not so good after thirty.

Jiang Yifeng wouldn't even give Winona, who's forty years old, a second glance.

In this respect, Asian women still have an advantage.

Jiang Yifeng said directly, "Your appearance is not glamorous enough, and you don't match the female lead in my new movie. You should focus on making Stranger Things."

After saying this, Jiang Yifeng got up and left to have lunch.

Daddario's heart skipped a beat; she felt she was beautiful enough to try out for the role. However, Jiang Yifeng was busy filming from afternoon till night, and Daddario couldn't find a moment to speak.

It wasn't until 9 p.m., after Jiang Yifeng finished filming a night scene, that Daddario approached him.

She was about to speak when Jiang Yifeng hurriedly said, "We can talk about it tomorrow. I have to go back to the hotel first."

Jiang Yifeng is really in trouble.

As of today, Lost in Thailand has been taken off the screens in the country.

The film was released for two months and ultimately grossed a staggering 15.7 billion yuan in China, becoming the highest-grossing film in the history of the Chinese market.

However, the performance of Lost in Thailand abroad was not as good as Return to 20.

Especially in non-Chinese-speaking regions.

After all, Lost in Thailand is a Chinese-language film, and many of its comedic moments are linguistic and culturally relevant, which people from countries and regions like Japan and Korea might not understand.

It doesn't look that funny.

Lost in Thailand only grossed 17 billion Japanese yen at the box office in Japan, which is equivalent to about 9500 million Chinese yuan.

This is a very good result for a Chinese-language film in the Japanese market, enough to rank it in the top ten in history.

However, compared to Jiang Yifeng's previous achievements, this is quite a bit worse.

After Lost in Thailand was taken off the screens, Jiang Yifeng received a notification from the system.

[Work: Lost in Thailand]

Quality: 4 stars. A very standard comedy film, full of laughs, well-made, and sure to make you laugh out loud.

However, the script's logic felt a bit contrived, and the characters were too stereotypical, which lowered the overall rating.

Film's performance: 5 stars. The box office in the Chinese mainland market alone reached 15.7 billion yuan, surpassing Avatar and setting a new record. Including overseas markets, the total box office exceeded 18 billion yuan, with an overall return of more than 10 times and an absolute return of more than 6 million yuan.

Impact of the work: 5 stars. It has attracted more than 6000 million viewers at home and abroad, generated many popular topics and internet memes, and set multiple box office records, making it the highest-grossing film in the history of the Chinese film market.

Overall rating: 4 stars, rewarding 2 excellent draw chances or 6 regular draw chances.

Shall we start the prize draw now?

As Jiang Yifeng expected, the system still gave "Lost in Thailand" a rating of 4 stars.

He was mentally prepared, and after seeing the system notification, he wanted to go back to the hotel first to participate in the lottery.

So when Daddario came to find him, Jiang Yifeng simply said he had to go back to the hotel.

But Daddario misunderstood.

She thought Jiang Yifeng was implying that they should talk in the hotel room, which was basically an invitation to a date.

What could an actress possibly be doing in a director's room late at night?
Daddario was caught in a dilemma.

To be fair, she still had a good impression of Jiang Yifeng.

In D'Addario's eyes, Jiang Yifeng is handsome, rich, talented, and has a great personality. He is also the same age as him, making him a perfect romantic partner.

But she came from a very strict family; her father was a prosecutor, her mother a lawyer, and the whole family were Catholics.

They are quite serious and earnest when it comes to relationships.

Despite her sexy appearance, she's actually quite conservative; Jiang Yifeng's hints came too quickly.

Jiang Yifeng was unaware of Daddario's dilemma. After returning to his hotel room, he washed his hands before starting the lottery draw.

[Congratulations, host, you have drawn the white talent "Balance".]

[Balance: You have a naturally strong sense of balance and your physical coordination far surpasses that of the average person.]

Seeing this talent, Jiang Yifeng remained neither surprised nor pleased.

This reward is neither good nor bad; it's not surprising, but at least it's a physical talent that can make Jiang Yifeng's body more flexible and coordinated, so it's not bad.

Continue the lottery.

[Congratulations, host! You have drawn the blue item "Enhancement Card".]

[Enhancement Card: After use, you can select one of your existing talents to enhance. This is a blue enhancement card, and the enhancement probability is as follows:]

The probability of a white talent being upgraded to a blue talent is 100%, and the probability of a blue talent being upgraded to a gold talent is 60%.

Jiang Yifeng was quite surprised to see this item reward; he hadn't expected there to be such a good thing!

Among the talents rewarded by the system, the gold one is the most powerful, a fact that Jiang Yifeng knows all too well.

In Jiang Yifeng's opinion, five or ten blue talents are not as effective as one gold talent.

Therefore, this enhancement card will definitely be used to enhance it into a gold talent.

Although there is a chance of failure, getting the money out is the most important thing.

After thinking for a moment, Jiang Yifeng finally chose to enhance the blue talent "Full of Energy".

[Enhancement card in use. Congratulations, host! Your blue talent "Full of Energy" has been upgraded to the gold talent "Superhuman Energy".]

[Super Energy: Your physical fitness is enhanced across the board; you not only have boundless energy, but also superhuman energy.]

Enhancement successful!

Jiang Yifeng has acquired his third golden talent!

He felt as if his body was immersed in a warm current, and his whole body felt warm and cozy.

After the enhancement process was complete, Jiang Yifeng took off his shirt and examined the changes in his body.

Not only did his physical fitness improve in all aspects, but Jiang Yifeng also understood the effects of superhuman energy.

Now, he's really going to become Tang Sanzang (the monk in Journey to the West).

The misunderstanding between Qin Lan and the others has actually come true.

Although the effects of super energy boosters are not as good as beauty serums, they can still have a beautifying effect over time.

Jiang Yifeng was overjoyed to have acquired another golden talent when he heard the doorbell ring.

He opened the door and saw it was D'Addario.

"Jiang, I think we can talk for a while, I..."

Daddario originally wanted to tell Jiang Yifeng to ask her to give him some more time.

But Jiang Yifeng's room had underfloor heating, and he was shirtless, revealing his well-defined muscles, which was very visually striking.

Daddario felt her face flush and her heart race. She could smell a pleasant scent and swallowed unconsciously. She stopped speaking halfway through her sentence.

Jiang Yifeng ushered Daddario into the room, then locked the door from the inside, and said with a smile, "You've come at the right time. I've had some good news to share and I'd like to celebrate."

(End of this chapter)