I'm really good at this.

Inside an ordinary residential building in an ordinary neighborhood in Beijing.

Zhang Hao was restless and uneasy.

"What bastard designed this elaborate VIP scheme? Is this how you make money? Doesn't he care about being talked about behind his back?"

Liu Yan, Zhang Hong's mother, who was wearing a face mask next to her, said calmly, "Zhu Tiezhu, of course. Who else could it be? Jixing was founded after you gave him the Dream Fund."

Zhang Hao slapped his thigh, heartbroken: "So it was this kid! I always felt he had a rebellious streak! The company bylaws I set up were clearly meant to make it easier for everyone to slack off! And yet, this kid was the company's best employee for three years in a row! He even made me a fortune!"

I sent him to Africa, and damn it, this guy actually dominated the African mobile phone market!

I thought, "Forget it, I'll give him some money and let him go start his own business." Turns out, his entertainment business is booming! This kid is a born capitalist with a rebellious streak! It's all my fault for misjudging him!

"Stop talking nonsense." Liu Yan rolled her eyes at him. "Hurry up and top up your money. I still want to watch the TV series my son is in later."

Zhang Hao: "Okay, wife."

They obediently recharged their accounts and bought tickets for the early screening, then continued watching TV.

However, Zhang Hao remembered this detail.

Zhu Tiezhu, you just wait.

After watching all four episodes, it was already 1 a.m.

But Zhang Hao was not sleepy at all.

He was filled with worry.

This worries him more than watching the numbers in his bank account rise every day.

The quality of my son's TV dramas is clearly not bad!

Even aspects he couldn't quite explain, such as costumes, props, camerawork, and color palettes, were on par with big-budget films!

Didn't Lao Lin say that everything was under control?

Is this how you master it?

Am I about to be betrayed again?

That can't be!

He turned to look at his wife, and asked worriedly, "Honey, what do you think?"

Liu Yan nodded: "It's pretty good. I'm curious when the third party will appear. But it's also quite sweet just the male and female leads falling in love."

Zhang Hao: "..."

Is this what I meant?

However, he only dared to mutter these words in his mind; he certainly wouldn't dare to say them aloud.

Seeing him so anxious, like an ant on a hot pan, Liu Yan calmly said, "Didn't Lao Lin say that the budget was already used up in the first few episodes? If the quality of the first few episodes is not good, then you should be worried about the quality of the later episodes being explosive and the word-of-mouth being overwhelming."

Zhang Hao slapped his thigh: "Brilliant! My wife always has the foresight!"

Liu Yan rolled her eyes, stood up, and went to wash up.

Zhang Hao smiled slightly, concealing his identity and name.

Does he really not know?

That's impossible.

This is what we call the little joys of being together as a couple.

He was just pretending to be stupid so that his wife would feel more accomplished.

Indeed, he wasn't in a hurry.

According to the inside source, the budget won't be exhausted until around episode seven or eight.

The stronger the reputation of a show in the early stages, the more its reputation will collapse in the later stages!

However, I still need to have a heart-to-heart talk with that kid Zhu Tiezhu.

Since the film is going to fall apart later on, we absolutely cannot reveal any information about our son!

At the same time—

Inside a two-story building near the musical fountain in Luocheng New District, Zhang Hong led everyone through the first four episodes.

"Ahem." After clearing his throat twice to get everyone's attention, Zhang Hong smiled and asked, "Does anyone have any opinions or suggestions?"

The group looked at each other, but no one spoke.

Zhang Hong continued with a smile: "Well, everyone, please speak freely. Don't worry, from now on we're all partners working together, so let's discuss any issues openly. Otherwise, how can we improve?"

"Then I'll speak up," Huang Xicheng said first. "Brother Hong, I think there are still quite a few problems with the details of your drama."

He began to speak eloquently: "For example, the fight scenes in the movie, while it may look cool at first glance if you just throw on special effects and stand still in turn, it doesn't stand up to close scrutiny, and it doesn't show any technical skill at all. The real technical skill is shown in the details."

Zhang Hong's smile was slightly stiff.

After he finished speaking, Sun Yue also spoke enthusiastically.

"Yes, Brother Hong, and there's also a problem with the costumes and props. The male and female leads travel together from the Women's Kingdom to the Western Paradise. Logically, they should have passed through several different countries and experienced different things, but the costumes and props don't reflect the different customs and cultures of each country at all."

After a pause, Sun Yue added, "Of course, the costumes are quite in line with the setting; there aren't any scenes of poor people wearing luxurious silk."

Zhang Hong's smile froze on his face, and his face darkened.

"The makeup was actually just average," makeup artist Wu Ning remarked casually. "Although it's not too obvious at first glance, an experienced makeup artist could spot the gender reversal of the male and female leads in the early stages if they wanted to conceal it."

After all, she was a woman who spent years doing makeup on the dead, and her voice carried a chill.

However, it's normal that she could tell at a glance, since many dead people died unnatural deaths, and you really need to be skilled to do their makeup.

Li Shanqi also weakly said, "Actually, the camera work and storyboarding are also... never mind, never mind."

He promptly chickened out.

But Zhang Hong's handsome face turned completely dark.

I was just being polite and asked you guys for your feedback, and you guys actually gave me feedback?

They really don't understand the dangers of the workplace at all!

But then Zhang Hong thought about it again and laughed.

The costumes, props, and other such items they mentioned were all handled by director Sun Zheng's team for "Cloud Falls into the Mortal World".

If they think the skill level is average, doesn't that mean the other group is more skilled?

Zhang Hong felt that he hadn't misjudged him after all!

Lin Chuan didn't understand.

In his opinion, "Clouds Fall into the Mortal World" is already too amazing. If he were to nitpick, he wouldn't be able to see any problems at all unless he had a nitpicking mentality.

Lin Chuan glanced around and muttered to himself, "Could it be to show off? Or is it because they just joined the company and want to impress the boss?"

While he was still pondering, Zhang Hong laughed: "As expected, you are all incredibly skilled! I can already see a bright future beckoning you all!"

Seeing that Wang Ye remained silent, Zhang Hong gave him an encouraging look: "Brother Wang, why don't you share your opinion?"

Wang Ye had no objections.

How could he dare to have any objections!

First of all, he was a former member of director Sun Zheng's crew, whom these people dismissed as worthless.

Secondly... they may not have seen it, but Wang Ye is good at reading people, and he could tell that Brother Hong's face had darkened.

But now that he's in such a predicament, he has no choice.

wrong!

Wang Ye suddenly realized!

Why did Brother Hong go from having a stern face to a smile when they were all nitpicking at him?

And it looked like genuine joy!

This shows that Brother Hong wants them to find the problem!

But why is that?

Is it simply because of the joy of acquiring talent? Or is it simply to summarize and reflect on progress?

Wang Ye felt that neither was the case.

Brother Hong isn't that shallow a man!

He must have had a deeper meaning in doing this!

After a moment's thought, Wang Ye suddenly realized something and said with certainty, "Brother Hong, you were actually holding back, weren't you?"

Zhang Hong was completely bewildered: "What?"

"You held back on the set of 'Clouds Falling into the Mortal World,' didn't you!" Wang Ye said, becoming more and more excited and certain. "Because, Brother Hong, you felt that Director Sun's team couldn't bring out your full potential! So... no, that's not right!"

Seeing Hong's calm expression, Wang Ye thought of something deeper: "Hong! Actually, you planned to build your own team after filming that movie, right? That's why you deliberately held back! There are two advantages to that!"

Seeing that Zhang Hong didn't object, he became even more confident: "First, this is a good opportunity to assess the team members' abilities! Second, it will allow us to further improve in our next project and avoid being labeled as 'peaking too early' or 'resting on past laurels'!"

Li Shanqi and the other newcomers were a little stunned, and then looked at Zhang Hong with questioning eyes.

"Brother Hong, is that really true?"

Is that really the case? I'm thinking about it too... Zhang Hong seemed thoughtful.

He carefully recalled the process of filming "Clouds Fall into the Mortal World".

Then I realized... hmm? Maybe that's really the case?

That was my original plan! But at the time, I thought I would leave after filming my first TV series, so I kept that idea to myself!

He successfully convinced himself.

"Yes, that's what I planned from the beginning." Zhang Hong's tone was very calm and indifferent. "I didn't expect that even though I thought about it so deeply, you still found out."

He smiled helplessly, as if it were really true.

Well, actually he already believed it himself.

"Just as I expected!" Wang Ye admired him even more.

The other newly joined leaders also cast admiring glances their way.

"Brother Hong, so you've already planned your next move all along!"

"As expected of my brother Hong! Even his thoughts run deeper than others!"

"I thought I only knew the fourth floor, and that Brother Hong was on the fifth floor, but I never expected that Brother Hong was actually on the tenth floor!"

Zhang Hong scratched the back of his head and laughed heartily: "Oh, not at all, it's just so-so!"

Lin Muqing, who had been sitting quietly in the corner watching the whole thing, smiled slightly. She turned to her older brother and boasted, "See? I told you long ago, Zhang Hong's talent surpasses yours tenfold."

Lin Chuan was dumbfounded.

Brother Hong, do your family know how awesome you are?

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