I'm not mentally ill, I'm a master of a thousand faces!

Chapter 361, Both Friend and Rival

Meanwhile, the second-line crew of the August First Film Studio also arrived in Kaiping County as scheduled.

"I heard that our two directors this time are quite interesting. One is Jiang Wen, and the other is Li Yun. They are both rising stars in the industry."

"So what if someone's a hot commodity? We're all professionally trained, we've seen all kinds of people, so don't make such a fuss."

Those who arrived here at this time also included the second-line staff of the August First Film Studio.

Although it's considered a second-tier organization, it's still a highly prestigious staff within the industry.

I wonder how many people are envious and want to borrow it.

But the August First Film Studio wouldn't do that; they wouldn't stoop to outsourcing their own production team.

For a long time, the staff from the second-tier to the first-tier positions has been something that the August First Film Studio has been managing internally.

I never lend it out.

This time it's an exception.

They didn't even lend it to production crews within the system, let alone to those outside the system.

Of course, no one in the production crew would speculate that the old factory director was betraying his own company and had his own slush fund.

The philosophy of the August First Film Studio was actually highly unified from top to bottom.

Public ownership is the only way forward for the cultural and entertainment industry.

Or perhaps...

Only the arts and culture industry led by the August First Film Studio is a good industry; the current state of the industry is simply chaotic.

It's utterly disgusting.

That's why they were utterly defeated by that damn Hollywood.

This time it was a second-tier production team, and the reason there was no conflict was firstly because Jiang Wen was a member of a privileged family.

Secondly, Li Yun is also a government employee.

A legitimate aerospace force.

They are all good comrades who are on our side.

He was even Li Modu's son.

Li Modu's name carries considerable weight within the August First Film Studio; the studio's frontline staff are essentially Li Modu's personal team.

They have made countless excellent films.

Currently, both teams from the August First Film Studio have started work. The first-line team naturally followed Li Mo, while the second-line team, having no assignments, followed Li Yun.

Make this movie, "Let the Bullets Fly".

They only had a rough idea that the background was during the Republic of China era.

It seems to have a bit of a mainstream theme in it, but it's still labeled as a comedy.

But they don't understand how serious themes are connected with comedy.

However, if it starts filming at the same time as Li Modu's movie.

If it's released at the same time.

It's inevitable that there will be a scene of a father beating his son.

A scenario where a first-tier team attacks a second-tier team.

Therefore, Jiang Weijian and his team didn't really have high expectations for the movie they were making this time.

Jiang Weijian is considered the leader of this team.

"However, this time our director, Li, may have gotten a little too cocky. He suddenly went from a small investment to a medium-to-large investment, and it was a completely different field. Comedy plus patriotic theme, even a genius couldn't come up with this combination."

"They actually complement each other somewhat well with the problem children from Jiang Wen's compound."

The person talking to Jiang Weijian here is called Wang Tao.

He is the head of the front-line team at the August First Film Studio. This time, his crew is in high spirits. Working with Li Mo, they are bound to revive the glory of the August First Film Studio.

Jiang Weijian was very envious and wanted to film "The Battle of Chosin Reservoir" himself.

Unfortunately, I'm only a second-tier player.

He could only be sent here to be beaten by his father.

After a brief phone conversation and some pleasantries about the current situation, Jiang Weijian hung up.

I should now hand over the reins to this young director.

Li Yun.

As an exceptionally young and up-and-coming director.

A young man who seemed a bit arrogant because of his small achievements.

Upon arriving in Kaiping County, the first person they met was the assistant director, Jiang Wen.

You could say the production team was wealthy, as they invested a lot and hired some big names.

Among them were Ge You and Liu Jialing.

But are they really wealthy?

The director and assistant director each played one of the two male leads, highlighting the efficient use of their talents.

All I can say is that this young man is a bit strange.

"Gentlemen, we've been waiting for you." Jiang Wen was somewhat obsequious at this moment. The people in front of him were the core team of the August First Film Studio. Even if they were only second-tier teams, they were still quite formidable.

This is equivalent to the top-tier team in other small and medium-sized factories.

Countless people are envious of this top-notch team.

"Alright, enough with the formalities. Let us see the script first, and let us know any requests we may have. We'll strive to make this a great film." Jiang Weijian didn't mince words.

He just felt something was strange; all the actors were here, so why didn't he see the director and lead actors?

Only Jiang Wen is here.

It's quite strange that the assistant director is contacting the film crew here.

At this moment, Jiang Wen was still somewhat speechless.

He didn't stammer, but after thinking for a moment, he said, "The director is revising the script."

Jiang Weijian was speechless at this.

They're still revising the script. Filming is about to start, and the final draft of the script isn't even complete yet.

My goodwill towards Li Yun disappeared quite a bit in an instant; I never expected him to be so unreliable.

In fact, Jiang Wen hadn't expected that it would take so long from preparation to now.

Unexpectedly, even the full draft of the script was not completed.

The workload of writing, directing, and acting in the film is quite substantial.

Jiang Wen understood this very well.

That's just how much work there is.

To be honest, Jiang Wen also found it somewhat unbelievable that Li Yun actually agreed to the positions of general director and lead actor.

Young people have a lot of energy.

This made him understand it very clearly.

If I had to say something, his energy is truly extraordinary.

Overall, Jiang Wen had no objections to the script.

He could see the main idea and the outline very clearly.

It's fair to say that this script is quite good.

Even the tone of dark humor comedies is within his comfort zone.

This time, he's letting the bullets fly; he wants to make a big splash.

The only problem I can think of is this.

Li Yun.

Does he have the ability to control everyone present as a director?

It's worth noting that everyone present was a big name, including Jiang Wen himself, who is also a big name among actors.

Jiang Wen's thoughts on this were quite simple.

When Li Yun's control over the production crew became insufficient, he had to step down as director.

Jiang Wen didn't hide his thoughts and even frankly told Li Yun about them.

Although we are all friends.

But in the arena of fame and fortune...

We are also competitors vying for resources.

Jiang Wen is such an open and honest person.

Jiang Wen is both a gentleman and a villain.

Li Yun now seems to have no real control over things.

Maybe in the end they really will give up the director's position.

Although for the August First Film Studio crew, there wasn't much difference between Jiang Wen and Li Yun.

But if I had to choose one, Jiang Wen, who has more experience, would be better.

While they were talking.

Contrary to their expectations, Li Yun, exhausted from losing control, did not relinquish his directorial authority.

Instead, he came out carrying a large stack of scripts.

This is your text.

(End of this chapter)