Tomb Raiding: The Bloodline of Dragons and Snakes, Starting from the Kunlun Divine Palace

"But what's the use? Fang Ting is so well-off, and the Ding family is so wealthy and powerful. We can't compete with them."

"We don't even know the result yet, how can you boost others' morale while diminishing your own?" Fang Zhanbo was very unconvinced.

"How about I go? Maybe there'll be a suitable role for me there. I can do any job, no matter how hard or tiring it is. I'll support you all!"

"Forget it, Zhanbo. You look a bit silly. I'll go try with Sister Jiwen instead." Xiao Youyi exchanged a glance with Long Jiwen.

Chapter 18: Hu Bayi, Fatty Wang, and their iron triangle appear!

The two had a great understanding; it wasn't easy for them to become best friends, and they were willing to do anything for this one man.

How can we let him show his face in public? What if some beautiful woman takes a fancy to this potential star?

If another girl were to appear in this three-person relationship, they definitely wouldn't be able to handle it.

"Alright, I'll be your manager, help you with your image and make you stars!" Fang Zhanbo encouraged Xiao Youyi and Long Jiwen.

"Okay, I'll do my best in a bit." The little Jew nodded slightly.

"Go to the dressing room and put on this dress. I guarantee you'll stun everyone." Fang Zhanbo had somehow produced a dress in his hand.

The tags on the tag haven't been removed yet.

"Ugh, over 100 yuan! That's so expensive!" the little Jewish boy complained. "You're wasting my money again!"

“I’m spending your money to buy you things! You’re not losing out. I know you’re reluctant to buy them, but to become a star, you have to know how to invest!” Fang Zhanbo said with an air of wisdom.

"What about Sister Jiwen?" Xiao Youyi noticed that Fang Zhanbo hadn't bought clothes for Long Jiwen.

"How could I possibly use your money to buy clothes for Ji Wen?" Fang Zhanbo glanced at Long Ji Wen with shame. "But I think Ji Wen is already dressed like a celebrity. She could apply for some sophisticated roles."

“Hmm.” Long Jiwen nodded. “It’s a modern film, there’s a female manager and stuff in it, so I was just playing myself.”

In fact, Wu Yutian didn't prepare much money for this press conference, so no well-known directors came.

At that time, Li Rengang, whom he had invited, was merely an assistant director at TYB TV station.

However, in public, he is still referred to as a Hong Kong TYB director. As the saying goes, "foreign monks chant better sutras," and mainland media are giving this future young talent a massive amount of publicity.

The actual appearance fee at the audition was only 200 yuan per day.

Of course, good steel should be used where it's needed most, and Li Lianjie's reputation overshadowed all other shortcomings.

Because the movie "Shaolin Temple" raked in 100 million yuan in box office revenue last year.

At that time, the country had a population of only 1 billion, and each movie ticket cost only 10 cents.

However, many young people, in order to learn more martial arts moves from the movies, bought several movie tickets, watched the movies repeatedly, and even shaved their heads, all in an effort to practice Shaolin Kung Fu.

If you can learn a set of authentic Shaolin Kung Fu for 5 cents, it's quite a good deal.

This left a huge space for imagination for film investors at the time.

Ding Xiaoxie and Jiang Tiansheng both brought large amounts of cash, determined to secure the investment rights for this film.

Song Shiren could also issue large checks at any time.

Haitang spoke with her father on the phone, explaining that the investment was very valuable.

This is a good opportunity for the Donghu Gang to transform into legitimate businesses.

Moreover, he could use the process of filming the movie to find Uncle Ming and get him to repay the money, which would offset the movie investment.

Uncle Ming owed the Donghu Gang five million, including principal and interest.

So the leader of the Donghu Gang, Hai'an, gave Haitang the authority to invest five million.

In addition to a large number of investors bringing cash and checks, the pool of artists is also extremely rich.

It can be said that controlling these participating artists means controlling half of the entertainment industry in this era.

Wu Yutian really couldn't bear to kill them.

However, in the original script, no matter how many times you try to add more, there can't be more than three female leads.

"How about I try out for the role, Mr. Wu? What do you think?" A capable woman reached out to shake hands.

She looks like both Chen Qiaoen and Zhang Yuqi.

"Who are you?" Wu Yutian didn't seem to have seen this female artist in the audition resume.

“Shelly Yang! You can just call me Shirley Yang.” Shirley Yang said calmly, “I wasn’t listed as a movie character before, I was on your list of mountaineering equipment suppliers.”

"Ah! Shirley Yang! Hello, hello!" Wu Yutian finally came to his senses. Shirley Yang was played by Chen Qiaoen in the web series "Candle in the Tomb", while Zhang Yuqi played her in the later installments. So the beautiful woman he had just met looked like a combination of the two.

Overall, they all had the air of overseas returnees, with high noses, upturned chins, and an air of heroism.

As a descendant of the Mountain Moving Clan, he could vaguely sense that the other party shared the same origin as him.

This may be why she was confident enough to take on the lead role in "The Climbers".

“Sigh, you are indeed very outstanding!” Wu Yutian sighed, “but the other leading actors all have connections, and we don’t have that many lead roles left for this movie.”

"Whether I'm the lead or not doesn't matter, as long as you let me manage your mountaineering supplies." It turns out that Shirley Yang wasn't after the pay and screen time, but rather his top-notch mountaineering equipment.

That's equipment for climbing Mount Everest in winter.

Shirley Yang wants real-world experience!

It's not acting!

"Okay, if you don't mind making a cameo appearance as Yoo-jung, I think that's fine."

This was exactly the result Wu Yutian wanted. "If your other friends need to come along, they can come too. We have quite a few spots available for guest roles or production crew."

"Hey, Mr. Wu, do you think I can act in a movie?!" A fat man rushed over. "Hello, my name is Wang Kaixuan!"

"Fatty, show some restraint." A young man behind him also stood up; needless to say, it was Hu Bayi!

"Hey, Fatty, Bayi, I've missed you two so much!" Big Gold Tooth chimed in, "I didn't even notice you guys!"

It turns out that when they entered, they wore fake beards, fake eyebrows, and fake wrinkles, making themselves look like middle-aged or elderly people. They only showed up now that they felt safe.

Chapter 19: Crow and Lei Shao of Dongxing Harass Female Stars

"You want to act in movies too?" Wu Yutian looked the fat man up and down with suspicion.

"Yes, yes!" Fatty Wang nodded vigorously. "I know I'm not handsome, but I have distinctive features. My friends call me Fatty Wang, so I guess I'm quite unique."

“Hmm, that’s not bad.” Wu Yutian nodded. “But there’s no suitable lead role for you in this movie right now. The script is already written, but there’s no lead role with a fat character.”

"That's nothing. Whether she's the lead or not isn't important. Boss Yang is helping you manage the mountaineering supplies, right? Look at her skinny arms and legs, how can she manage? You need a few strong people to carry them!" Fatty Wang said, patting his chest.

“Yes, that’s true. We’re planning to film on location in the Kunlun Mountains this time, so we need plenty of supplies. If you don’t mind working part-time as a mover, I think that’s fine. You’ll get paid.” Wu Yufeng knew perfectly well that Fatty Wang wanted to smuggle the glacier mountaineering equipment, but it wasn’t convenient to say so at the moment.

"Boss, when can I pick up the mountaineering equipment here?" At this moment, another burly man dressed as a mountaineering enthusiast appeared and handed over his business card. "My name is Adong, and I want to buy a batch of equipment."

"Ah Dong?" Wu Yutian took the business card and sized up the man. It seemed that this was Uncle Ming's henchman.

"Big Gold Tooth." Wu Yutian handed the business card to Big Gold Tooth. "You'll handle A Dong's deal. You know what kind of result I want."

"Ah Dong?" Big Gold Tooth recognized the name immediately and quickly realized that this was the contact person for Uncle Ming, whom he had spoken to on the phone earlier. "Alright, come to the VIP room with me to talk."

Big Gold Tooth led A Dong away. He understood that Wu Yutian wanted him to keep A Dong calm and find out where Uncle Ming was.

Then help Wu Yutian take over this Kunlun tomb exploration order.

Now that Wu Yutian is rich and powerful, and Hu Bayi's iron triangle team is all together, Da Jinya is confident that he can secure this deal.

However, the press conference for the "Climbers" film project is now a done deal.

If Wu Yutian were to give up now, he would inevitably offend Song Shiren, the son of a wealthy tycoon, as well as several major gangs.

The purpose of tomb raiding is to make money. Since making movies can also make money, the two are not contradictory.

Moreover, I clearly remember that tomb raiding movies and TV series are also very profitable projects.

Moreover, it also brought out so many beautiful female stars who appeared in the 80s, so it was a worthwhile trip.

As a time traveler, isn't all I want money and beautiful women?

So, let's just kill two birds with one stone and do it all at once!

However, with so many high-quality actresses available right now, one movie certainly wouldn't be enough to use them all.

Let's see what the big spenders think first.

After the audition, Wu Yutian only announced that the male and female leads were Li Lianjie and Haitang, and that the other roles would be discussed at dinner.

The gang leaders were well aware that once the reporters left and dinner was in the private room, it would be time for everyone to compete to see who had the most wealth, power, and ruthlessness.

Just as the press conference was about to end, a group of people from Tung Sing, including Crow, barged in, surrounding Lei Jiabao, the heir of Tung Sing.

"Brothers, you're too late." Just then, Chicken and Chan Ho-nam returned.

Both men carried weapons, so they spoke with confidence. "The lead actress has already been announced as Sister Haitang from Donghu, and the other leading ladies will naturally be decided by Hung Hing."

"Aren't you afraid of scaring children if you bring these ugly ducklings to the movies?" Chicken glanced disdainfully at the woman clinging to Crow.

"Hahaha! My girls aren't for looking at, they're for doing!" Crow laughed wildly. "Our young master Lei isn't here to flatter his girls today, he's here to choose his!"