I'm really good at this.

Li Shanqi agreed.

Zhang Hong raised his glass and laughed, "Bringing Yamazaki up the mountain this time is something to celebrate! Cheers!"

"oh oh!"

Several people raised their glasses and clinked them together.

Only Li Shanqi had a bitter face.

What does "earn money up the mountain" mean? It sounds like the bandits who robbed highwaymen in novels.

With a sigh, Li Shanqi also cheered up.

Now that you've joined, do your best. Hong Ge is right, why give up on your dreams?

"Brother Hong, besides those of you here, who else is on our team? And what about scripts? Are we making a TV series, a movie, or a web series?"

Zhang Hong replied, "That's all."

Li Shanqi was taken aback: "Huh? Brother Hong, did I hear that right?"

"You heard me right, that's it." Zhang Hong shrugged. "Just the few of us here: the director, assistant director, two actors, and you, the cinematographer—that's it. Lin Muqing and Lin Chuan were in charge of external communications and managing the money."

Li Shanqi's expression was blank: "Then what about the script? A web series? Or should we find a singer or something to shoot a music video for practice?"

"No." Zhang Hong took a sip of beer and laughed. "No script, zero investment, and only two actors."

Li Shanqi: "..."

I feel like I've been tricked, and now I'm suffering in silence.

"Don't be so pessimistic. Your brother Hong is exceptionally talented." Zhang Hong put his arm around his shoulder and asked, "By the way, do you know any decent people in the industry? We're lacking in lighting, sound, costumes, and props."

"This..." Li Shanqi was quite embarrassed.

He does know someone, and that person is indeed exceptionally capable.

That was his best friend, whom he shared an apartment with when he was studying in Japan. That guy was really good at martial arts.

It's not just about professional skill level, but also about real fighting ability.

He can perform Baguazhang, Bajiquan, Tai Chi, and Wing Chun with ease.

It can even be used in storyboarding and action design.

But... Li Shanqi didn't want to trick him.

Seemingly realizing something, Zhang Hong waved his phone and laughed, "It's okay, it's fine even if you don't have it."

Li Shanqi: "..."

Brother Hong, I'll believe you if your phone doesn't have a recording interface.

You're still going to use that recording to threaten me.

but......

I'm so scared!

"I do have a friend like that. He studied in Japan with me and came back after graduation." Li Shanqi scratched his head and smiled憨厚ly. "It would be good to bring him here."

Better to die than to die, brother, come and join me.

Zhang Hong's eyes lit up: "Oh? Such a powerful person? Could this person also be an insider of the industry, the one next to the letter S and B? I wonder what works he has? I want to see how good he is."

"..." Li Shanqi's forehead was full of black lines. "No, he's an action designer, and the kind who actually has kung fu skills."

Where is this person?

"Wudang Mountain, Huang Xicheng."

"Wudang..." Zhang Hong smiled slightly, finished his beer, and said, "Then what are we waiting for? Let's set off for Wudang tomorrow!"

"By the way," Zhang Hong paused, then asked another question, "Does that Mr. Huang have any special past? You mean, the kind that can't be told to relatives and friends?"

Seeing Li Shanqi's distorted expression, he quickly explained, "I didn't mean anything by it, I just felt that to lure him up the mountain, we would need some special techniques."

This is what is commonly known as a handle or leverage.

Looking at the phone in Zhang Hong's hand, Li Shanqi sighed and closed his eyes: "I didn't want to say it."

Sorry, Lao Huang.

"He is a painter in Japan who travels the sea."

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

Inside a 300-square-meter office.

Zhu Tiezhu had a kind expression as he held his male Siamese cat, who had lost its testicles.

However, he didn't watch catgirl anime today because he was entertaining someone.

Liu Yishou.

"Mr. Zhu, my TV series is already in post-production. What do you want from me now?"

Liu Yishou's expression was not good.

He poured a lot of effort into this TV series. He was already very unhappy when a subsidiary of Zhu Tiezhu forced a second male lead into his production team.

If it weren't for Zhu Tiezhu being an investor, and the fact that Wang Chen, who was later brought in, had indeed shown significant improvement, he wouldn't have wanted to come at all.

"Director Liu, don't be angry. I just wanted to discuss the promotion of the TV series with you." Zhu Tiezhu continued to calmly pet the cat. "I've invested a lot of resources in this TV series. Don't let my appearance fool you, I still have passion. Making money and having passion don't conflict, right?"

Liu Yishou's expression improved considerably.

Indeed, he invested over 100 million yuan in this TV series, but the other party did not interfere, and even let Liu Yishou be the producer himself.

Moreover, publicity is indeed something he needs to pay attention to.

These days, even the best wine needs advertising.

"Mr. Zhu, weren't we already agreed on the publicity arrangements?" Liu Yishou asked, confused. "Are you going to increase the publicity efforts now? I don't think that's necessary."

Just follow the usual publicity methods; after all, Liu Yishou's name is quite influential.

Zhu Tiezhu waved his hand: "No, no, no, Director Liu, I have a new way of promoting this time."

He leaned forward and said calmly, "I want to promote your TV series and another TV series at the same time, so that others can compare your two series."

Liu Yishou asked doubtfully, "Is it another film your company invested in?"

Zhu Tiezhu shook his head: "No."

Liu Yishou then asked, "Is it a competitor airing on the same satellite channel? Or does your company have an artist in that film, so your company is promoting him/her?"

He can understand that.

It's just about letting the other party ride on his and his TV series' popularity.

Having taken so much money from them and without any disruption to the filming process, he felt that such a small matter was only to be expected.

"No, that's not it. It's a web series. I just bought the exclusive online broadcasting rights." Zhu Tiezhu's hand didn't stop petting the cat.

He wasn't just the one who wrote the web series; he was the one who even bought the web series.

Liu Yishou's expression turned sour: "Could it be that the director of that drama or someone else offended President Zhu?"

Since it doesn't matter, then it must be just a little bit.

Praise to death, contrast.

Liu Yishou wasn't stupid.

He knows the quality of his own TV dramas.

Comparing his drama to others is either using his drama as a stepping stone, but that doesn't work because Zhu Tiezhu's company invested over 100 million yuan in his own drama and even forced in a young, promising actor they were heavily promoting.

Then there's only one possibility.

Someone from the other film crew had offended Zhu Tiezhu.

They compare that show to themselves, then rave about it, only to find out after it's released that the show is far inferior.

With such a huge drop in status, the higher one is praised in the beginning, the harder one will fall later.

This is a case of "praise to death".

And then they can shift the blame.

After all, the show was bought by Zhu Tiezhu's company, so the audience can't accuse Zhu Tiezhu of rigging the deal and framing others.

Otherwise, why would I spend money to buy your show?

I was just helping you promote your show, but who knew it would be so bad? I even got ripped off!

Liu Yishou didn't care.

In his youth, he was also someone who couldn't tolerate even a speck of dust in his eyes.

But after hitting walls everywhere, he finally realized something.

In this circle, no one is cleaner than anyone else.

With a sigh, Liu Yishou said, "I understand, but Mr. Zhu, I'd like to know the name of that drama."

Let's see how good they are.

If that show really doesn't work out, it's better to give it up. People who lack ability should change careers as soon as possible; this industry isn't suitable for them.

If the other party's drama is worse than yours but still quite good, then you should help them out in the future.

This is all he can do.

"That drama is called 'Clouds Fall into the Mortal World.' As for the director, forget about him; he's an unknown newcomer." Zhu Tiezhu still didn't dare to mention the Crown Prince's name. "But the plot of that drama is pretty far-fetched. It's about love between men and women, ancient times, modern times, and even gods and immortals. It's just a hodgepodge of third-rate melodramas."

This is the plot that Lin Muqing told him.

He also confirmed this with Lin Chuan, and it was indeed the case.

"I see. Then I have nothing more to say." Liu Yishou nodded.

This kind of trashy web series is just so-so, there's no need to give it a hand.

and many more!

He suddenly realized something.

"Clouds Fall into the Mortal World"... Isn't that a drama that Xiao Zhang filmed?

P.S.: Requesting 1/2 recommendation votes as usual!

Sorry, I ate the leftover steamed fish from yesterday and kept going to the toilet; I have diarrhea.

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