Entertainment Era: Starting with Teaching Sister Meng to Sing

The next morning, the people from Ganwei Entertainment signed the contract on behalf of Wang Xiaozhou, and Wenye also took care of the venue. Filming started that day, and everything was on track.

However, after filming officially began, some problems arose regarding the lead actors. The film features a significant number of scenes involving four women. Mao Xiaotong is suitable for playing the young female lead, but it was difficult to find two other mature and charming actresses.

After failing to find a suitable actress among the extras, Wang Xiaozhou had no choice but to call Song Shihui for help. Soon after, he received a series of photos of actresses under Ganwei's management.

The specific requirements are roughly 35 to 40 years old, with a gentle appearance and a mature and elegant temperament; of course, good looks are a must.

After careful selection, Wang Xiaozhou finally chose two second-tier stars. Since he couldn't use these two actresses for free, on Song Shihui's advice, Wang Xiaozhou offered 500,000 yuan each.

However, when the two actresses heard that the movie was directed by Wang Xiaozhou, they voluntarily lowered their price to 300,000 yuan each, which made Wang Xiaozhou happy for several days.

In the entertainment industry, the saying "fame equals money" has been said to death. Wang Xiaozhou only hopes that after this movie, he won't need to pay actors' salaries when he makes movies in the future.

Once the person was picked up the next day, after a little training, the filming progress began to advance by leaps and bounds.

Wang Xiaozhou has been living on set almost like a madman these days. While other actors can take turns resting when they're not filming, he doesn't. He works non-stop, and if there's even the slightest bit of dissatisfaction with a shot, he insists on reshooting it.

If this continues, the actors can take it, but Wenye can't either.

As the assistant director, his workload had to be the same as Wang Xiaozhou's. When Wang Xiaozhou started filming, he didn't have any rest time at all, and after a few days of working, he was exhausted.

Seeing that Wenye couldn't withstand the pressure and came to him asking for five hours off to get some sleep, Wang Xiaozhou immediately called Xia Fanxing and asked her to transfer an assistant director from Ganwei to him.

If one person can't handle it, then two people will!

From that day on, Wang Xiaozhou worked even more frantically. Even when the assistant director sent by Ganwei arrived and he and Wenye took turns working, both of them felt they couldn't keep up.

Seeing that Wang Xiaozhou was somewhat insane, Mao Xiaotong tried to persuade him privately several times, but Wang Xiaozhou refused each time with red eyes.

His reply to Mao Xiaotong was, "Why should I?!"

In today's hectic environment, how can the crew members expect to rest when they want to produce a good film and meet deadlines?

As a result, the atmosphere on set became even more tense. Under the leadership of the crazy director, everyone was putting in their best effort and didn't want to fall behind.

Days passed by like this until, half a month later, a phone call came from home saying that the supermarket renovations were almost complete and the stock was almost ready, and it would open in a few days.

Wang Xiaozhou, who had been engrossed in his work, finally regained some clarity. "Oh right, the Lantern Festival is over now, the New Year is over."

I apologized to my dad, saying that I might not be able to go back home when the family supermarket reopened.

Wang Jianguo didn't have any objections, but told him to take care of his health while he was away, and that the small business at home wasn't as important as his serious business.

So Wang Xiaozhou continued his busy work with a clear conscience.

Twenty days later, filming wrapped up for the new movie. The group sat in the star-rated hotel that Wenye had booked that morning, but there was no sense of excitement at all.

Everyone looked at Wang Xiaozhou with a hint of fear in their eyes. Over the past few days, Wang Xiaozhou had truly subdued them.

"Everyone, let's start eating. We're not that particular about food. Once the movie is finished, everything will be back to normal."

Wang Xiaozhou probably smiled for the first time in days, sitting in the main seat and starting to liven up the atmosphere for everyone.

But it's very likely that the pressure from these past few days has been too intense, and everyone is still holding back.

Seeing this, Wang Xiaozhou had no choice but to finish his meal quickly, leaving Wenye 20,000 yuan so that he could take everyone to the next event and have some fun.

He took a taxi back to his residence alone, and without resting, he immediately started editing the sample footage.

If you want to make money and become a superior person, then disappearing from the public eye is a battle you absolutely must fight.

However, before he could work for long, around 10:30 p.m., Mao Xiaotong pushed open the door and entered the house.

"Why are you back so early? Aren't you going to play the next game with them?"

Wang Xiaozhou looked up and asked Mao Xiaotong.

Mao Xiaotong picked up the takeout box and shook it: "I'm not familiar with them, it's no fun hanging out with them, I'd rather come home and keep you company."

They've been filming together for over a month, so Mao Xiaotong's claim of not being familiar with each other is probably just her own perception.

Wang Xiaozhou shook his head helplessly and said, "I was hoping you could relax with them. You've been filming for over a month without a break."

Mao Xiaotong put down the takeout box, went to Wang Xiaozhou's desk, and turned off the computer.

"You've been filming for over a month without a break, haven't you? Let's relax together!"

The computer screen went black, so Wang Xiaozhou got up and asked Mao Xiaotong, "How do you want to relax?"

"I've never been to the Bund before, shall we go for a stroll?"

Wang Xiaozhou was taken aback by this and asked, "Isn't your workplace in Shanghai? You've never been to the Bund?"

Mao Xiaotong nodded: "I'm usually too busy with work, and when I'm not busy, I don't like to go out."

Wang Xiaozhou got up and put on his clothes, throwing his coat to Mao Xiaotong at the same time.

This girl is really quite pitiful. It would be understandable if she were simply from a poor family, but she is capable of earning money and has never squandered a single penny of it on herself.

He rose to fame at a young age, starring in a phenomenal TV series and a viral short film on a video platform when he was only twenty.

But this girl, who earns over a million yuan a year, has lived in Shanghai for more than a year and hasn't even been to the Bund, a landmark building.

They took a taxi directly out the door. This time, Wang Xiaozhou didn't let Mao Xiaotong pay. He acted like a boss and covered all the expenses. When they arrived at the Bund, he found the best-located coffee shop and took Mao Xiaotong there.

"Did you read Yilin or something when you were a kid? It was that article that said, 'How many years did it take me to be able to sit down with you in a coffee shop and have coffee?'"

Wang Xiaozhou spent 300 yuan on two cups of coffee and asked Mao Xiaotong with a smile.

Mao Xiaotong nodded: "It took me eighteen years to be able to sit and have coffee with you, but I don't feel much about this article."

Wang Xiaozhou asked, "Why? Because you're not from a rural area?"

Mao Xiaotong shook his head: "It's too utilitarian. This kind of lament and resentment about social class reversal is very unrealistic. If you change this sentence slightly, you will find it ridiculous. For example, it took me eighteen years to be able to wear the same Rolex as you, or it took me eighteen years to be able to drive the same sports car as you."

Wang Xiaozhou asked curiously, "If it were you, how would you say that?"

Mao Xiaotong laughed and said, "It might be a little shorter, like how it took me eighteen years to be able to sit next to you."