This director lacks vision.

Chapter 270 Re-establishing Authority
This bracelet is very long; it can wrap around your wrist several times.

It can also be added to a choker to create a chain effect.

Seeing Jiang Yifeng leading him away, Daddario felt he must be going crazy.

It wasn't until Jiang Yifeng showed her a novel—"Fifty Shades of Grey"—that things changed.

"Let me tell you a secret, I wrote this novel," Jiang Yifeng said. "I never distort anyone's psychology or thoughts, I just help them understand themselves and face themselves more honestly."

You are a weak person at heart, and you used to hope that the Lord would give you support, but the Lord did not respond.

After I appeared, you hoped that I would be your support and become your new master.

This is a very normal psychological phenomenon; there's no need to avoid it, but rather to learn to accept it calmly.

The third installment of Fifty Shades of Grey was released in January of this year.

With the success of the first two books, the third book was a huge hit, selling 1000 million copies worldwide in less than two months.

The related topics are extremely popular.

The book is now a done deal and there will be no sequel.

Jiang Yifeng stopped trying to hide his identity as the author and let things take their natural course.

D'Addario had heard of the bestseller "Fifty Shades of Grey," but as a Catholic, she had previously deliberately avoided it.

Now that I'm feeling lost and confused, I need to draw spiritual energy from books to resolve my doubts.

When she flipped through this book, a new world opened up for her.

Jiang Yifeng's personal husky has also taken the most important step—psychological acceptance.

On the morning of March 11, filming of Stranger Things continued, with today's shooting focusing on Daddario's scenes.

She appeared more confident and natural than before, resulting in an excellent overall performance.

Sidney was very puzzled, and during lunch she couldn't help but ask, "Did you go to the director's room again last night?"

Didn't we agree to respect ourselves and never go again?

In the past, if Daddario had been questioned like this by Sydney, he would have felt embarrassed and lost face.

But at this moment, she had already attained enlightenment.

She said frankly, "I did go, but there's nothing shameful about it. I need someone to rely on, and Jiang is the most suitable for me."

“You!” Sydney was shocked and speechless.

She told herself that if any man treated her like that, no matter who he was, she would definitely yell at him and tell him to get lost!
It can only be said that a 14-year-old girl is still somewhat naive and self-centered.

Seeing that D'Addario was "stubborn to his mistake," Sydney turned to ask, "Then why was your performance better today? Is there a secret?"

In terms of performance, Sydney was only passable, and she was often scolded by Jiang Yifeng on set.

She also wants to improve her acting skills, since that's what she'll rely on for a living in the future.

But then D'Addario said, "I used to be insecure. I always felt ashamed of the bear and that it was inconvenient for me in my daily life."

I feel unnatural in front of the camera, and sometimes I even unconsciously hunch my shoulders and slouch.

Now I understand that people need to learn to accept everything about themselves, including their strengths and weaknesses.

The flesh that grows on my body is my own; this is the best arrangement.

I need to learn to accept and love myself, so that I can be happier.

Maybe it's because I've figured things out, that's why I act more naturally in front of the camera.

Sydney nodded, then asked, "Then why did you suddenly have this realization?"

D'Addario said, "On the one hand, it was Jiang's teaching and indoctrination, and on the other hand, it was watching Fifty Degrees."

This book is truly a healing book; I recommend you check it out.

Sidney didn't believe in Jiang Yifeng's teachings. She had heard of Fifty Degrees' reputation and planned to buy some to take a look when she had time.

Regardless of how the crew viewed Daddario, she gradually transformed during the next twenty-odd days of filming.

Jiang Yifeng's transformation of D'Addario involved three aspects: body, mind, and material.

I have superhuman energy, I'm in better shape, and I look more beautiful.
With a clearer understanding of himself, Daddario embraced himself more readily, gained greater self-confidence, and improved his performance.

Although she still often repents for her betrayal of the Lord, she considers it merely a minor episode on her path of progress.

In addition to material benefits, Daddario also secured the lead role in John Wick, and Jiang Yifeng even promised to give her more screen time.

Seeing Daddario's significant change, Sydney's attitude towards Jiang Yifeng also changed from initial disdain to respect, and even awe.

She felt that Jiang Yifeng was a man with magical powers, mysterious and powerful.

Jiang Yifeng, however, did not change his attitude towards her and remained as strict as ever.

Filming for the first season of Stranger Things was completed by April 7th.

The first season consists of ten episodes, each expected to be 60 minutes long, so the content is not very long.

In addition, since everyone was filming on set in the Czech Republic without taking a vacation, the filming progressed relatively quickly.

The entire filming period was completed within 50 days.

After filming wrapped, the crew had a farewell dinner at the hotel.

Hastings said, "Jiang, please speed up the post-production process. I hope Stranger Things can be released in December."

Netflix has undergone a transformation this year, resulting in a significant decline in performance. Hastings hopes that Stranger Things can be released in December in order to make a comeback at the end of the year and improve the company's performance.

Jiang Yifeng nodded and said, "No problem. My company has enough manpower. If I'm being conservative, we can finish post-production within four months, and Stranger Things can be broadcast on Netflix in October."

Upon hearing this good news, Hastings raised a glass to Jiang Yifeng and then asked, "Could you license the second season of Pacific Rim to Netflix?"

Post-production on Pacific Rim Season 2 is nearing completion, and the series is still scheduled for release this summer.

Jiang Yifeng said, "I can't promise you that. You'll have to bid against YouTube."

All things being equal, I would give Netflix my priority.

After all, our collaboration is more pleasant, and I myself am a Netflix shareholder.

Jiang Yifeng recently received another sum of royalties, which he used to buy Netflix stock.

He now owns 3.1% of Netflix, making him Netflix's largest individual shareholder.

According to Netflix's rules, shareholders who own more than 3% of the shares and have held them for more than three years are entitled to nominate two board members.

Jiang Yifeng may have some slight influence on Netflix's decision-making in the future.

This is the limit. Jiang Yifeng doesn't plan to buy any more Netflix stock.

After all, Vanguard, Netflix's largest shareholder, only holds about 8% of the shares.

If Jiang Yifeng buys more, he will easily be targeted once Netflix takes off.

No matter how many shares are bought, Netflix's decision-making power still rests with Hastings, so it's meaningless.

Hearing Jiang Yifeng's words, Hastings nodded in satisfaction. Getting Jiang Yifeng's "priority commitment" was already quite good.

He then asked, "What about John Wick? We'd also be willing to buy the rights to that movie after it's no longer showing in theaters."

Hastings was very impressed with Jiang Yifeng's abilities, and the story of "The Fast and the Furious" was set in the West, so he was very interested.

"That's easy to say. YouTube doesn't pay much attention to movies, so you have a better chance."

The first John Wick movie didn't actually have a very high box office.

The reason why the box office kept getting higher and higher and it became a series of IPs is inseparable from the help of streaming media.

This movie became a hit on streaming platforms, and many memes from it spread widely online, increasing its influence.

Jiang Yifeng knew this, which is why he paid close attention to the streaming media platforms that were rapidly pursuing him.

YouTube's primary focus remains on video bloggers. Even in its "show theater" section, the emphasis is on TV dramas and television programs, with less emphasis on movies.

Therefore, Jiang Yifeng prefers to cooperate with Netflix in the pursuit of the enemy.

After the farewell dinner, most of the Stranger Things crew members left.

The remaining half were all members of the Fengxing Media production crew.

After a day of rest, everyone merged with the Legendary Pictures team to form the John Wick crew.

Daddario also stayed; she was the female lead in the film.

After switching to a different production crew, Daddario immediately felt the difference.

There are more children and women on the Stranger Things set, so the balance of yin and yang is relatively good.

However, the crew of John Wick was mostly men, and they were all men who knew martial arts, so the atmosphere was very masculine.

The martial arts instruction team from Fengxing Media also arrived early, led by Li Zhongzhi, with Xie Miao also coming to learn and experience.

Wang Baoqiang was there to play the villain.

In the movie John Wick, he and Jiang Yifeng are the only two Chinese faces.

Wang Baoqiang plays a Chinese assassin hired by the leader of a gang. Initially, he is unknown and is ridiculed by other assassins. However, he proves his strength and ruthlessness by killing ruthlessly.

The reason for this choice was that Jiang Yifeng wanted to arrange an intense fight scene at the end of the movie.

There's really no point in fighting against foreigners.

In previous training sessions, Wang Baoqiang was able to keep up with Jiang Yifeng's pace, and their exchanges were quite exciting.

Moreover, Wang Baoqiang just signed with Fengxing Media at the beginning of the year, so it's only right to give him an important role.

However, he brought Ma Rong with him when he came to the Czech Republic to film this time.

After Wang Baoqiang joined Fengxing Media, Jiang Yifeng fired his agent, Song Zhe, originally wanting to spare Baoqiang some suffering.

But a leopard can't change its spots.

Ma Rong was on the set of "The Chase" preparing for her scenes with Wang Baoqiang.

She looked at the bunch of muscular, fit men in the crew, and grinned from ear to ear, her eyes darting around without any attempt to hide her excitement.

Even D'Addario complained to Jiang Yifeng, "I think that Ma is too shameless. Judging from her appearance, if the European actors in the crew just snapped their fingers, she would be working as a prostitute in the Czech Republic."

Daddario has also been learning Chinese recently, and he learned Czech homophones from Jiang Yifeng, which he is now using in practice.

Jiang Yifeng looked at his husky, its big, bright blue eyes sparkling. Not only did it have a great physique, but it was also incredibly handsome.

He joked, "How dare you talk about other women like that?"

D'Addario touched his collar and said matter-of-factly, "I only treat you this way; it's God's arrangement! It's different from her, of course."

"Okay, you've gotten all proud of yourself."

"Of course I'm proud! The stronger you are, the prouder I am! My Lord is invincible!"

Jiang Yifeng is indeed invincible.

Like the Stranger Things crew, the John Wick crew also had a large number of foreigners.

To facilitate management, Jiang Yifeng adopted the same strategy: establish his authority from the outset.

His approach was very simple: he set up a ring and fought with these burly men.

At first, many people were unconvinced and went up to challenge Jiang Yifeng.

As a result, Jiang Yifeng used punches, kicks, grappling, and strangulation techniques, displaying all eighteen martial arts skills, until these people cried out in defeat.

For the rough-and-tumble guys on the film crew, fists are the only hard truth.

Jiang Yifeng's attempt to establish his authority was extremely effective, and these people quickly became subservient.

Jiang Yifeng even recorded this part.

We'll edit it into a behind-the-scenes clip for external promotion.

After all, the promotional tactics for action movies always revolve around "real fighting, real kung fu".

Seeing that Jiang Yifeng was satisfied, Daddario stood up and asked, "You said you wanted to add more scenes for me, it's not going to be action scenes, is it?"

I've never practiced martial arts, I'm afraid I won't perform well.

Jiang Yifeng assessed Daddario's abilities and said with a smile, "I'm planning to design a scene in Jackie Chan's style."

Using you as a weapon, the two of us can team up for a fight scene, which will not only showcase your sexy figure but also create a hilarious fight scene.

If you film this scene well, you'll definitely shine.

The original John Wick was more about the thrill of revenge and showing off.

The fight scenes weren't particularly outstanding; strictly speaking, they weren't even as good as Taken.

Jiang Yifeng has a talent for violent aesthetics, so he naturally makes good use of it, designing exciting fight scenes in this film to increase the audience's sensory stimulation.

Of course, he won't give up on firearms either.

The thrill of shooting is simple and direct; instant death upon firing a shot is an essential element and a strength of the original John Wick.

(End of this chapter)