I'm really good at this.

He lit cigarettes one by one and drank water bottle after bottle.

Time marches on, and sweat drips down our faces.

Before we knew it, spring was coming to an end.

Filming went smoothly because, in addition to the location and explosives provided by Huaxia Heavy Industry, a large number of extras were provided for some places that might otherwise be considered inaccessible, ensuring the availability of personnel, props, and costumes for the final few scenes.

They didn't even need Zhang Hong's crew to provide boxed lunches; their cooks drove their field kitchen truck directly to the filming location.

The filming of the scenes in Shenzhen has been completed. The next step is to film the modern scenes in Beijing.

As everyone began to tidy up the venue, Zhang Hong, an old-fashioned military commander covered in mud, sat outside, leisurely smoking a cigarette.

Liu Yishou, who was also smoking next to him, laughed and scolded, "You said you wanted me to be the assistant director, but I thought you just wanted to use my and Lao Sun's crew. I didn't expect you to let me direct the whole thing from beginning to end! You're really good at shirking your responsibilities. Why don't you just put my name on the director's name instead?"

"I don't care."

"No, I was just kidding." Liu Yishou nudged him lightly. "The filming is going smoothly, and the budget is enough, so what are you still worrying about?"

"No, not exactly." Zhang Hong took a drag of his cigarette, looking troubled. "It's just... we extras weren't hired by those grandpas and grandmas through personal connections, were we? I don't think it's right to use public resources for private purposes like that."

It's also prone to 404 errors.

"It's not a personal relationship." Liu Yishou laughed. He knew quite a bit about the situation. "You were busy preparing for this film at the time, so you didn't know. It was your agent, Lin Muqing, who did it. When she submitted it to the higher-ups, your script received special attention."

"After filming a few sample episodes and submitting them for approval, the publicity department took a liking to your show, which is why they decided to give it their full support. Otherwise, you wouldn't have so many extras available right now."

Liu Yishou was also deeply moved.

He always thought Lin Muqing was too beautiful, and that if Zhang Hong got too close to her, he would eventually become obsessed with her, just like many people in the entertainment industry.

Unexpectedly, the girl was so capable that she actually brought Zhang Hong a powerful backer for his film!

Moreover, this show has been generating a lot of buzz online recently, with people criticizing it, praising it, pretending to be neutral, and actually being neutral – all sorts of online trolls are using their unique skills to spread the word!

The end result was that the film was already generating a lot of buzz even before it was finished being made.

Moreover, it's not a unanimous optimism, nor is it a unanimous pessimism.

It manages to maintain a neutral public opinion while its popularity remains consistently high...

As seasoned veterans of the entertainment industry, Liu Yishou and Sun Zheng gleaned quite a bit from this.

There's a mastermind behind this!

Zhang Hong yawned: "Whatever, as long as we finish filming sooner, we'll have something to show for it. I'm so worried right now."

It's all my fault for getting carried away and throwing all my money into it.

We're absolutely broke now.

What should we do after this movie is finished filming?

"What are you worried about! You've been given special attention by the higher-ups, so why worry about not having any scripts to film? There are plenty of people who want to invest in you!" Liu Yishou laughed. "But Xiao Hong, how did you come up with such a glorious and righteous name as 'The Banner of Our Fathers'? I heard that when the big shots above were doing a spot check, they immediately took a liking to the name of your TV series."

Zhang Hong stared with dead fish eyes, hunched over, and had a cigarette butt between his fingers, completely lacking any semblance of decorum: "Ah, that... actually, the inspiration came from 'Daguerre's Banner'."

Liu Yishou was taken aback: "Daguerre? The painter who invented the daguerreotype process? So you, as someone working in the film industry, are paying homage to a predecessor? You're something else!"

"No..." Zhang Hong subconsciously denied it, then seemed to resign himself to his fate, "Fine, let's just say it is this."

Loneliness.

He is so lonely.

If this were a past life, mentioning this joke would surely elicit knowing smiles from many people.

But in this world, indeed... no one understands me.

It is only at times like these that he suddenly remembers that he is actually a time traveler, a lonely person.

He had too many secrets in his heart, but no one to confide in.

Sigh... He longs for a beautiful, rich woman to see through his strength, pierce his facade, and make him a groom every night.

Now I have a beautiful, rich, and successful woman, but I've lost all my money.

It's tough, Uncle Liu!

Click—!

Lin Muqing, who had put away her phone and taken a picture of Zhang Hong smoking a cigarette in the sunset with a unique artistic flair, walked over.

"Everything here is finished. When you go back to Beijing, would you like to visit Grandma Lu again? Also, the invitations to the Golden Eagle Awards and the Mozi Awards have been sent out. After this film is finished, prepare so you can go directly to Beijing to participate. After that, you can go back to Luoyang to do the post-production work."

Liu Yishou added, "Don't forget the Feitian Award either."

Zhang Hong wasn't originally slated to receive an award at the Feitian Awards, but he was going to attend as an actor alongside Liu Yishou's "Blood-Red Youth" crew.

Based on this calculation, the only films related to Zhang Hong at the Feitian Awards are "Bloody Youth" and "Mobile Suit Gundam".

In addition to the two mentioned above, the Golden Eagle Award will also include "Clouds Fall into the Mortal World".

The Mozi Award, on the other hand, only included "Mobile Suit Gundam," which belongs to the science fiction genre.

Zhang Hong rubbed his chin.

If that's the case, then in less than a year since he transmigrated, he has participated in or personally filmed three TV series?

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After the three TV series ended, he was still penniless.

If a different time traveler were to enter the entertainment industry, they would surely earn hundreds of millions.

In his past life, he had seen people start making movies right away, and their first film won several Oscars—it was hilarious.

That author is obviously very unprofessional. Doesn't he know that the Oscars only select domestic films, apart from foreign language films?

Perhaps this is reality.

After finishing his inner monologue, Zhang Hong stubbed out his cigarette, tossed it into the empty cigarette pack, and then put it in his pocket.

"Alright, go see Grandma Lu after we finish filming. As for Grandpa Jia... let's wait until the TV broadcasts it." Zhang Hong walked to Lin Muqing's side, opened his hand, and said, "Here you go."

Lin Muqing tilted her head: "What?"

"Phone, please delete the handsome photo I just took, or I'll sue you for violating your portrait rights."

Lin Muqing: "..."

She glared at Zhang Hong with a look of disdain.

Zhang Hong nodded, "This tastes just right."

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

Two days later, in the capital.

The filming of the Monument to the Unknown Soldier went very smoothly.

After the official report was completed, the square was temporarily cleared for an hour, and all the passersby were actually actors.

Zhang Hong even took a shortcut here.

He called over all the actors who had appeared in previous scenes decades ago and had them dress up in modern clothes to pretend to be tourists in the play.

This includes Gu Yan, who plays the young Lu Yingzi, Lu Yibo, who plays the young Jia Shen, and the extras who appeared on screen.

This move made Liu Yishou secretly applaud.

With this, filming for the TV series has completely wrapped up.

The others went back to school or to their military units, while the rest returned to Los Angeles. Zhang Hong and the other key members of the production team stayed in Beijing to prepare for the upcoming awards ceremony.

But before that, he needed to put Grandma Lu's mind at ease.

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

After arriving at Grandma Lu's house and having a simple home-cooked meal, Zhang Hong prepared to say goodbye and leave.

Before leaving, Grandma Lu held his hand and asked, "Xiao Hong, how much did this TV series cost?"

Zhang Hong was taken aback and asked, "Grandma, what did you hear?"

"Grandma watches the news too," Lu Yingzi said worriedly. "I saw in the news that your film cost almost 200 million yuan. We only managed to scrape together a few million for you, and you didn't even tell Grandma. I..."

"That's all fake news," Zhang Hong said with a smile, reassuring the old man. "You know how news is; it's all about grabbing attention. There's really not that much of it."

Fearing she wouldn't believe him, Zhang Hong even took out his phone, opened his bank app, and showed it to her: "Look, I've saved over 800,000 yuan!"

Lu Yingzi looked at the smiling young man in front of her, her vision becoming a little blurry.

She patted Zhang Hong's hand and simply said, "Thank you, child."

As Zhang Hong walked out of the courtyard gate and approached the alley entrance, he turned back.

That stubborn old man, outwardly gentle but inwardly strong, who had waited his whole life, still stood there watching him leave.

Pinching his sore nose, Zhang Hong felt a strange mix of emotions welling up inside him.

Perhaps it's pride?

Perhaps it was relief?

He looked up. The weather must be nice today.

The sky that comes into view is gray and hazy.

"Damn it! This awful smog!"

P.S.: There's been a lot going on, but things will be fine in a few days. It's all in the author's notes.

PS2: The Huabiao Awards are film awards. I got confused because I was dizzy. I have corrected it.

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I like it, I'm really good at it, I'm really good at it.