How did I become famous?

"Another day of doing nothing, how nice."

On set, during breaks, Fang Bie, with a cigarette dangling from his lips, a cup of tea in his hand, and a military overcoat wrapped around him, was lost in his beautiful anticipation for the future.

There was no boasting or embarrassment.

No one else came looking for trouble.

There are no troublesome actors who look down on directors.

There were no crew members who were merely going through the motions.

No, in the end, it turned out to be quite bad for the other party...

"Fatty Liu, why are they taking this so seriously? Didn't I already say this movie is just for everyone to practice on?"

Liu Mang exhaled a puff of smoke and said leisurely, "Because you, Lao Fang, gave everyone a chance."

His point was that Fang Bie gave these people who had been squeezed out of the film and television industry a chance to re-enter it.

However, Fang misunderstood.

"That's why you can't rush things. No amateur can do exceptionally well right from the start."

He thought Liu Mang meant that he had given these laymen an opportunity to enter the film and television industry.

Hmm? It seems that although the core concepts are different, the meanings are roughly the same.

"Anyway, the movie is almost finished filming. Actually, making a movie isn't that difficult."

In his past life, he had seen an interview with a director who said that his film crew included a director, first assistant director, scene director, production coordinator, costume and prop assistant director, casting director, actors coordinator, actors assistant director, script supervisor, assistant director, military advisor, UI assistant director, copywriter, planner, and B-team director.

Anyway, his movie had twenty-five directors listed in the end credits.

Fang Bie's crew consisted of only him.

Liu Mang was an unemployed worker, commonly known as someone who worked for free.

But Fang Bie doesn't know that Liu Mang and his group are actually the professionals.

As for Fang Bie, he was just a tool in name only, a director.

So he thought making movies was easy, because apart from enlightening Yan Shuangying, he did almost nothing else.

Liu Mangqian chuckled twice but didn't say anything.

For someone who has real power but no official status to do this is, strictly speaking, indeed overstepping the bounds.

Fortunately, Fang was magnanimous and didn't care. If someone else had been the director, Liu Mang and his group would probably have been fired.

Fang Bie is not magnanimous.

He genuinely didn't notice.

Otherwise, Liu Mang would also be packing his bags and leaving, although for completely opposite reasons...

"Alright, you guys rest first, I'm going out for a stroll." Fang Bie stood up, intending to go to Wu Kai's film crew to catch up.

"where did you go?"

"Director Wu lent us people and props without asking for money. Shouldn't I thank him out of courtesy and consideration?"

Liu Mang frowned: "He's definitely up to no good!"

"Who knows?" Fang Bie shrugged. "Anyway, you have to go and say thank you. You don't want to be kicked out again, do you?"

Liu Mang lowered his head and remained silent.

He clenched his fists and vowed in his heart that this movie must win, it cannot afford to lose!

Even if it's not for myself, but for Fang Bie, this movie must be made well!

"Achoo!"

Fang Bie rubbed his nose and looked up at the gray sky: "Another treacherous subject trying to harm me?"

............

Twenty minutes later, Wu Kai's crew—

"Angkor Wat~ I'm here~"

"Hey bro, what brings you here?"

"I've finished my work on my end today, so I gave them a half-day off."

"Wait, why are you filming so fast?"

"Ha! Brother Wu, you know how well I can film? As long as it's not a major mistake, I'll let it pass in one take."

"Haha! You're awesome, bro!" Wu Kai gave a thumbs up. "Let's have a drink together tonight."

"I'm afraid that won't do. The young lady is still waiting for me to go back and serve her." Fang Bie said with a smile, "To be honest, brother, I've come here to confront you."

Wu Kai asked in confusion, "Oh? What do you mean? The people I sent over were all professionals."

"It's because you're so professional!" Fang complained. "Brother Wu, whose side are you on? If I didn't know the inside story, I would have thought you were an undercover agent sent here by my crew."

Wu Kai was taken aback for a moment, then burst into laughter: "It's all my fault, all my fault! But there's nothing I can do about it. I paid those people to come. They're all professionals. Since they took the money, they're bound to do a good job. But it's okay, the demolition team isn't the most important part of a movie anyway."

After a pause, he asked, "By the way, bro, when does your movie wrap up filming? I can go and humiliate Liu Mang again."

"Within half a month," Fang Bie said, pulling him back. "Brother Wu, don't be in such a hurry. After the movie flops, you can kick it while it's down. Wouldn't that make things easier for you?"

Wu Kai thought for a moment and nodded: "Brother, you're right. He's still holding onto hope, so there's no point in kicking him while he's down. It'll be much more satisfying to kick him when he's in despair."

"That makes sense." Fang Bie snapped his fingers. "By the way, Brother Wu, after my movie wraps up, post-production editing will take two months. Will your project be ready for the Lunar New Year release?"

"That should be able to make it, but my post-production will only take a month, while yours will take two months? Who did you hire?"

He knew some of the people in Fang Bie's crew; they were guys who couldn't make it in the industry.

Although these people couldn't make a living, they were actually quite capable.

However, he didn't see him later and didn't know who Fang Bie had found.

"Someone who used to make promotional videos for small businesses." Fang waved his hand dismissively. "I just found one person, and he might bring in a few more people to work on it. Fewer people, more special effects, let them do what they want. I didn't pay them much anyway."

It would be better to make all the special effects look cheap; that way, it would increase the chances of the movie flopping.

"That puts my mind at ease." Wu Kai handed him a cigarette. "Brother, don't worry, my online army is already in place. Just give the word, and your movie will be flooded with their online attacks."

"No rush." ​​Fang Bie took a drag of his cigarette and exhaled a smoke ring. "If no one is going to watch the movie, there's no need to hire online trolls; that would only increase its popularity. But you know how rich kids are. They might hire trolls to promote my movie to save face. That'll be the time for your trolls to shine, Brother Wu. I'm just doing this as a precaution."

"Absolutely."

"OK, I'll head back now."

"Take care, buddy. I'll treat you to drinks after the movie is released."

"All done."

Fang leisurely strolled back.

Time flies, and half a month has passed in the blink of an eye.

Filming for "Captain China" has also wrapped up.

As expected, Fang Bie kept his word and used the remaining seven million to treat everyone to a good meal. After that, everyone except the post-production editing and special effects team, who were still working overtime, took a break for the time being.

Five days later—

"Old Fang."

Just as Fang Bie was working on the parallel world version of "Give Him Love V" at the company, Liu Mang came in with a USB drive.

"The rough cut is out, do you want to take a look?"

"No need, I trust you to handle things. Just let the editing and special effects teams get started."

Actually, I didn't think it was anything special.

Fang Bie had seen too many of these kinds of ridiculous dramas in his previous life; he was afraid they would be too much for his eyes.

Moreover, his mind was already on the building and the storefronts on the street that Old Man Su had mentioned.

Old Man Su is really something else, constantly posting photos of the scene in the group chat between the two of them.

Fang Bie has no other thoughts at all now.

Liu Mang's eyes welled up slightly: "Okay, then you go ahead and do your work, I'll keep an eye on things."

Fang Bie trusts him so much, he absolutely cannot let Fang Bie down!

They need to work on the post-production editing and special effects again; they absolutely must make this movie perfect!

"Achoo! Achoo!"

Fang took out a tissue and blew his nose.

"Why are there always treacherous subjects trying to harm me?"

Forget it, forget it.

My house is more important!