So what if I work with celebrities?

The entertainment magazine's news shifted from Xu Zan to the marital discord between Qin Han and his wife.

However, some people have started to question the casting of "The Eight Hundred Heroes," citing issues such as Ko Chun-hsiung breaking into a woman's room and assaulting her, Chin Han's moral character, and Hsu Tsan's messy romantic history.

As soon as this issue surfaced, film critics harshly criticized China Film Group for not adhering to objective facts in its selection of directors.

Was the last director selection meeting decided by someone's personal preference? I heard one director even recited a poem!

This film critic clearly believes that the person reciting the poem is Xu Zan, who obtained the director's position for "The Eight Hundred Heroes" through private collusion with a certain person.

Some have even alleged corruption in China Film Group's old Shanghai construction project, urging relevant departments to conduct an audit.

Soon, some commentators linked the matter to Hsu Tsan, questioning what qualifications a new director who had only directed three films had for a director position.

While large-scale demolition and construction can promote economic development to a certain extent, it inevitably involves a significant abuse of power.

Clearly, this commentator was referring to China Film Group, but was alluding to another person. The Ten Major Construction Projects sounded impressive, but the waste and corruption involved were considerable.

Following multiple reports in newspapers, magazines, and news outlets, Hsu Tsan was thrust into the spotlight. At this time, China Film Group remained silent, refusing to respond to any questions.

"Boss, something terrible has happened! Someone has splashed paint on the company gate!" Xiao Hei rushed to the film set in a panic.

Xu Zan held the walkie-talkie, seemingly oblivious to what was happening. He knew that in the 1970s, very few places had surveillance cameras, so it was almost impossible to find anything out about this kind of thing.

If "The Eight Hundred Heroes" doesn't turn out well, then the doors to the upper echelons will be closed to him in the future.

Therefore, Xu Zan had to devote himself entirely to filming. Even Zhang Aijia, who was always by his side, recently complained that Brother Zan had become somewhat distant.

Xu Zan remained calm despite the paint being splashed on him, but someone else was furious. A sailor, accompanied by a group of henchmen, pointed at the paint on the gate and cursed loudly:

"Damn it, it was probably done by people from Sihai! They're cursing my company!"

The words "Closed Down! Go to hell!" are painted in red on the gate.

After the Lianzhu Society grew in power, it was destined to become the dragon itself, just as the young dragon slayer had become the dragon in the end. When they first started out, they were suppressed by Sihai, so they joined forces with other Jianghu forces to fight against Sihai.

Now, the Four Seas have joined forces with other martial arts factions to wage war against the Lianzhu Society.

Panda Entertainment is the most well-known business of Lianzhuhui Qinghe Branch, which has surpassed karaoke bars, dance halls, and bars.

Although Sihai also followed Qinghe's example and established a film company, because they didn't understand the film industry very well, it was already quite good that they could break even after investing in a few films.

The paint was just thrown to disgust the people of Qinghe.

The sailor arranged for some of his men to patrol the vicinity of Panda Entertainment to ensure its safety, since his cousin worked there.

Thinking of his cousin Guo Suying gave him a headache. She was already twenty-five or twenty-six and still didn't have a boyfriend. She spent all her time at the company reading novels and listening to music.

For this reason, she even had Xu Zan buy her a very luxurious speaker system and place it in her secretary's office.

If you didn't know better, you'd think she was the boss!

According to the sailor's understanding, his cousin didn't need to work at all; she could just be a figurehead here.

"Brother, this is too much! How dare you throw paint here? Will you come to our house next time?" Guo Suying shouted angrily.

"Alright, I think you should quit your job here and go back to your uncle's factory!" the sailor advised.

"No, I'm already twenty-five, why would I play with toys?" Guo Suying ran back to her office and slammed the door shut.

Her family runs a toy factory, doing OEM manufacturing for major European and American factories, and belongs to the wealthy class.

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The filming of "The Eight Hundred Heroes" is nearing its end, with the heroes charging towards the foreign concession amidst a hail of bullets from the Japanese invaders.

A large bridge, an iron fence, soldiers retreating on one side, and anxious civilians on the other.

Xu Zan wanted to use light, shadow and music to depict this emergency moment, with several cameras shooting from different angles, and extras repeatedly running on the bridge.

"Props team, get the styrofoam ready! I want it to snow continuously! The soldiers' helmets and uniforms need to show snow tracks!"

"Got it, Brother Zan!" The head of the props team didn't complain; he had been worn down by Xu Zan to the point of exhaustion.

In all my years in the industry, no director has ever had as many problems as him.

Everyone in the crew knows the pressure Xu Zan is under; the entire island has questioned his ability to direct "The Eight Hundred Heroes."

Insiders knew that Xu Zan was the best prepared for her defense, and her script was impeccable, far superior to Ding Shanxi's recitation of poetry.

But now the blame for reciting poetry has also been placed on his head.

"I'm not running anymore, damn it, I'm exhausted! I quit!" An extra threw down his helmet and cursed in Xu Zan's direction.

His actions resonated with many; wasn't this just playing with people? Who runs back and forth more than ten times during filming?

Even carrying bags at the docks isn't this tiring!

"Yeah! I'm not running anymore! Damn it! I'm an actor, not a marathon champion!"

"More money! If you don't give us more money, we're boycotting the show!"

The assistant director was so angry that he yelled at the extras on the sidelines, urging them to hurry up and get into line. If they kept making a scene like this, when would they ever finish filming?

"Director, shall we continue filming?" the head of the camera crew asked.

Xu Zan was somewhat helpless. The people originally stationed in the military camp had been transferred away because of someone's words. This meant that he had to find some extras to replace them for the last few scenes.

Not only is their military skill lacking, but they also have this and that problem.

"Quiet down, everyone!" Xu Zan stood on the oil drum, shouting through a megaphone, "I know you've all worked hard, but I'm doing this for the final product of the film. Do a good job! I'll give you extra food tonight, and an extra fifty dollars a day!"

"I want a hundred!" someone shouted sarcastically in the queue.

Xu Zan glanced at Wang Chao and Ma Han not far away, and the two understood each other and walked into the group.

"Who wants to pay more?" he asked in a deep voice.

The man, thinking no one could spot him, shouted in a high-pitched voice, "I want one..."

Before he could finish speaking, Wang Chao pulled the man out of the group, and the two of them carried him into an empty room.

"I don't want any gangsters causing trouble on my set! This is a Central Motion Picture Corporation film!" Hsu Tsan scanned the crowd. "Continue filming now!"

With the intimidation of Wang Chao and Ma Han, the extras stopped talking about salary increases and simply followed Xu Zan's instructions to cross the bridge.

Just as filming for "Eight Hundred Heroes" wrapped up, Hsu Tsan received an invitation from the Cultural Affairs Bureau's office at the Golden Horse Awards.

"The 36th Chamber of Shaolin" and "Lovely Girl" were nominated for the 13th Golden Horse Awards in 1976 for Best Feature Film, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography for a Color Film, Best Editing, and Best Music for a Non-Opera Film...

Eight award nominations!

Xu Zan made some inquiries and learned that this year's Golden Horse Awards were definitely a weak year for films, with not many famous movies. Perhaps the most famous ones were Liu Jiachang's "Plum Blossom" and Bai Jingrui's "Maple Leaf Love"...

I thought things would calm down for a while after "The Eight Hundred Heroes" entered post-production, but I didn't expect things to get so turbulent again.