Huayu: Are you even sitting up straight? You're going to be the director?

Chapter 135 Delete my photos!

Chapter 135 Delete my photos!
1 month 26 day,
Jiang Zhiqiang called to report the news to Cao Zhong.

"Shyamalan has already done a brief job on the work on 'Cataclysm'."

James McAvoy has also been contacted.

When he learned that the director was Shyamalan, he immediately agreed.
I need about seven or eight more days for the pre-production team's work.
As long as Yang Mi comes, filming can begin at any time.

I've already contacted Universal Pictures and Columbia Pictures about future distribution channels, and their feedback has been quite positive, so there shouldn't be any problems.

"That would be wonderful."

Cao Zhong highly praised Jiang Zhiqiang's efficiency. After all, this was his first time doing this kind of work, and the speed at which he had smoothed things out was truly impressive.

He also exchanged opinions with Jiang Zhiqiang.

"Yang Mi's visa has been processed long ago. Have Edko Films send someone to accompany her. Her mother is a little worried and will come along too. Make sure to handle the reception arrangements."

Yang Mi is still young, and when it came to going to Hollywood, her mother wanted to go with her, and Cao Zhong didn't mind.

Since Cao Zhong himself wasn't going, for safety's sake, he let it be.

Cao Zhong originally wanted Yang Mi to finish filming her cameo role in "Li Yannian, the Man of Literature and Martial Arts" before going to Hollywood.

But Shyamalan finishes his work quickly, so it's a good thing for Yang Mi to go to Hollywood first and make a good impression on Shyamalan.

So Cao Zhong called Yang Mi to inform her of this, and told her to wait until she returned to China to film her cameo role in "Li Yannian".

After all, it's only a two-minute scene, so it can be shown anytime.

Upon hearing the news, Da Mimi blushed and exclaimed excitedly.

"Zhongzhong, I love you."

"Can I visit the set first?" Yang Mi said. "I'll bring you a ton of delicious food."

“I’ve already told you, I need to focus my energy on filming,” Cao Zhong said seriously.

"I'll bring you Wangzai steamed buns, Da Taizi milk, and wifey apples." Yang Mi hummed. "Let me go, I'm going to Hollywood, and I'll be gone for at least a month. I haven't seen you for over a month, and I miss you."

Cao Zhong: "Where did you find all this random stuff?"

"Hehe." Da Mimi said excitedly, "I saw the news. Prince Milk's lactic acid bacteria has made bets with several financial companies in order to go public."

"However, theirs are for sale, but mine are not; I'm keeping them for you."

Da Mimi smiled smugly, her tone light and cheerful.

"Just this once, never happen again."

Cao Zhong snorted in agreement.

They finished filming Fan Bingbing's scenes early, so she lost her toys.

Cao Zhong was doing quite well during this period, but ever since he joined the B group for filming, Jing Tian has been putting pressure on him.

They're constantly touching me here and rubbing against me there; it's obvious they're trying to get close to me.

It's just that girls are shy and don't want to take the initiative to speak.
Cao Zhong saw through Jing Tian's intentions and figured that if he wanted, Jing Tian might come at his beck and call.

But he didn't want to provoke them for the time being, because he couldn't just brush them off.
But after a while, Cao Zhong naturally got angry too.

Yang Mi is coming to visit the set, so let her come. Cao Zhong thought he really should try to make her happy; they hadn't seen each other for so long, they needed to ease the distance between them.

And since he was going to Hollywood, Cao Zhong naturally had some advice to give him.
Let's examine her acting skills closely.

……

After hanging up the phone, Cao Zhong couldn't help but sigh, thinking of the Prince Milk scandal and the Sanlu milk powder scandal.
I also thought of the film "In the Name of the Law," which was made about this incident in later generations.
The collapse of Prince Milk did indeed occur this year.

First came the heavy snow in the south, and soon after, the Sanlu milk powder scandal will bring this dairy giant, which had signed a performance-based agreement, to its knees.
However, Cao Zhong suddenly realized that he could actually take the initiative to invest in some TV series.

"Soldiers Sortie" was a huge hit this year, and the TV station made a fortune.

Since film production and release cycles are relatively long, Cao Zhong could focus his efforts on television dramas, which would allow him to generate revenue much more quickly.
There were also some investments that Cao Zhong had neglected due to his busy film shooting schedule.

Previously, he had only managed to get Qi Jiuzhou to buy the Weibo domain name from an individual, but that wasn't enough. His gaze swept over the group of media outlets that were attacking him.

He thought to himself that perhaps he could invest in some media outlets and fight back against these guys. All of this required money, so on the business front, he needed to start laying the groundwork.
And regarding the Starlight Cinemas mentioned during the phone call with Han Sanpin, Cao Zhong could certainly have made some efforts in the cinema industry as well.

The film market is currently a blue ocean. Although cinemas face pressure to recoup their costs, it would be a good thing to collaborate with real estate developers and leverage the reputation established by Chengying.

Cao Zhong thought for a moment, and it seemed that the only ones he could lock in were Wanda Cinemas and Dadi Cinemas.

Dadi needs a reputation, while Wanda can only try to gain recognition through the road administration; if that doesn't work, it doesn't matter.

As he pondered, Cao Zhong suddenly laughed, "Crown Prince's Grandmother? How did Yang Mi come up with that? It's strikingly similar to a level 8 hurricane."

……

In less than two days, Yang Mi flew to Nanjing. Her mother went to Shanghai first to wait for her, and the staff of Edko Films also went to Shanghai at the same time.

She visited the set in Nanjing for a day before heading to Shanghai, where the three of them met up and went to Hollywood together.

Although a blizzard occurred, Nanjing was relatively less affected; the disaster was more concentrated in Hunan and Hubei provinces.

However, Yang Mi was very honest. She took the room card that Cao Zhong had agreed to leave and obediently checked into the hotel. She took a bath, sprayed on perfume, and waited for Cao Zhong to give her acting pointers.

Cao Zhong finished his filming duties for the day in the evening and then went to rest with Yang Mi.

On the way back, Jing Tian wrinkled his nose.

"Senior, I have some material I'd like you to teach me again. Could you give me some more guidance tonight?"

"No, I'm too tired today," Cao Zhong explained. "There's a lot going on these past few days. Filming for 'Li Yannian' has started, and 'Disqualified Daughter' is about to be submitted for review. There's a lot to do. If there really are any problems, let's do it tomorrow."

"You've worked so hard, senior brother." Jing Tian pouted and blinked her beautiful eyes. "You've really been worrying about too many things lately, it's really exhausting."

"It's all as it should be."

Cao Zhong stated that these are all basic practices: "To gain something, you must give something in return. You may not realize it yet, but wealthy people don't have to put in the effort. However, if you want to be an actor, you still have to work hard."

Jing Tian seemed to be deep in thought.

……

That night, Jing Tian woke up in a fright.

I keep hearing strange noises, even swirling around my ears, all jumbled up, and the building is shaking.

This made the young woman, still a virgin, feel incredibly itchy.

Jing Tian had to wash his face and calm down.

The sound seemed to be coming from upstairs, but I didn't know which floor it was.

"Could it be my senior brother?"

Thinking about Cao Zhong's building number, Jing Tian suddenly had some doubts.

But soon, Jing Tian shook his head, shaking off some of the jumbled thoughts.

"I don't know, but it wasn't my senior brother. He's exhausted."

She just likes her senior brother too much, so she thinks about him all the time.