Huayu Tianxian: This director is such a hypocrite!

3 month 5 day.

Two days have passed since the press conference for the start of filming of "The Nameless".

Although they were a group of relatively unknown individuals, they still caused quite a stir, mainly due to Ye Chong.

His reckless remarks eventually attracted some haters, a small number of Lu Chuan's fans, and most of them were fans of Liu Yifei.

However, Ye Chong had no time to deal with these trivial matters at the moment; he was extremely busy.

Filming officially started on March 10th. Five days was actually a bit rushed, because Sichuan dialect is easy to learn, but speaking authentic Guizhou dialect is very difficult.

In a conference room at the Duyun Guipin Wanguo Hotel, a long conference table was surrounded by people.

Ye Chong picked up the enamel mug with his right hand, took a sip of hot tea, and flipped through the script in front of him with his left hand.

He paused, then picked up the cup with both hands again, savoring the fading warmth.

Let's begin!

The actors on the conference table began to move.

Chen Zhixi opened the script and immediately began, "Stand down! Grab him! Where to? Shoot!"

Pan Binlong and Zhang Yu exchanged a glance and then reached out to pinch their own throats.

With greasy hair, Lü Kongwei tilted his head as he delivered his lines: "You two had another fight?"

Why didn't you bring the milk in?

"I'll go in and cut it myself!"

"Go sell your mother fried dough twists, you old geezer! Get the hell out of here!"

Chen Zhixi glared at him, cursing as he slammed his hand on the table.

"stop!"

All the actors looked over.

Ye Chong raised his finger and pointed at Chen Zhixi.

"Why are you slamming your fist on the table? Are you crippled?!"

Chen Zhixi frowned: "Can't you speak properly? Paralyzed is paralyzed, and this isn't a movie shoot, why are you so serious?"

Given their friendship, such banter is understandable, but Ye Chong is clearly not someone to be trifled with today.

"Get this straight, if you're not serious now, how can you get into character when you're filming?"

"We'll see when we're filming!"

"Bang!"

The enamel mug in front of him bounced. Ye Chong raised his eyebrows and stared intently at his old friend: "You'd better straighten out your attitude!"

Chen Zhixi seemed to be frightened and didn't dare to look up at Ye Chong's expression. She just lowered her head and murmured, "I know."

Ye Chong then turned to look at the crowd.

"Everyone, I'm serious about making movies. Movies should be serious, and actors should be serious about their attitudes too. I hope everyone will take this seriously!"

"Understood."

"I understand."

"Okay, Director Ye."

Seeing that the desired effect had been achieved, Ye Chong turned to look at Chen Zhixi.

"Try the performance style. When you're saying your lines, don't move your whole body or facial muscles. Only move your eyes and lips."

Chen Zhixi nodded, accepting his suggestion.

"Next match, the thirty-second match, the second realm."

Chen Jianbin's eyebrows twitched. Was it his turn now?

His learning of Guizhou dialect was the most difficult...

Time flew by and it was noon. The actors put away their scripts and went back to their rooms to rest.

Ye Chong straightened the script on the table, and just as he stood up, a finger was stretched out in front of his eyes.

"Snap—"

"Hey, what are you doing!"

Chen Zhixi pouted and looked down at Ye Chong, who was bent over and covering his head.

"You're getting off easy with just one tap on the forehead. New broom sweeps clean, and you're trying to make your own producer the scapegoat?"

"Wasn't this something we agreed on a long time ago!"

Ye Chong rubbed his forehead and stood up. He hadn't expected that his older sister's hits would be so painful.

"Stop rubbing! I feel so much better now that I've vented my anger!"

"You!"

"Knock knock knock—"

The knocking interrupted their playful banter, and Producer Lan walked in carrying a thermos.

"Director Ye, something's come up."

Ye Chong straightened up and let out a soft "hmm" through his nose.

He winked at Chen Zhixi, who gave him a dirty look but still walked to the door and closed it.

"Please have a seat, Mr. Lan."

Producer Lan opened her mouth, then obediently sat down.

"What do you need?"

The way the two addressed each other changed slightly, from "Little Ye" to "Director Ye," and from "you" to "you."

Capital is capital, no matter how small.

Producer Lan's face twitched. He glanced at Chen Zhixi, who was watching the show from the side, and said awkwardly, "Director Ye, I was just sent by China Film Group to go through the motions. After all, as you know, China Film Group's investment is only for distribution and has nothing to do with real film investment."

Ye Chong nodded, still staring at him, waiting for him to continue.

"So, I'm curious, why did you choose me to be in this lifestyle production?"

The production manager is responsible for food and lodging; it's the position where they actually get paid.

Ye Chong and he had some prior disagreements, yet Ye Chong now entrusted his money to a stranger? He even...

"Producer Lan, you had those rumors about me circulating at the Central Motion Picture Corporation before, right?"

"!"

Producer Lan's eyes widened, though he quickly regained his composure. Ye Chong, however, kept staring at him, and the two locked eyes.

"I didn't understand what Director Ye said."

"Um……"

The single word "hmm" inexplicably made Producer Lan feel a little uneasy.

Ye Chong isn't an employee of China Film Group, but he's now an investor. If a complaint is filed with Chairman Yang...

"Snap—"

A large hand landed on his shoulder, and Lan's body trembled.

Ye Chong's words rang clearly in my ears, but they were not words full of resentment.

"Producer Lan, it's better to resolve conflicts than to let them fester. Although you're young, you're serious about making movies. Producer Lan did a great job with 'May Love,' so I'm entrusting this production to you. I have faith in you!"

After a pause, Ye Chong lifted his foot and walked out, with Chen Zhixi following behind him. Just before leaving the house, his voice rang out again.

"You can argue with me however you want on set, as long as it's for the sake of the movie, I won't take it to heart."

"Click—"

The door closed, and Lan, the producer, sat there for a long time, holding a purple clay thermos in both hands.

"Snap—"

Suddenly, he raised his hand and slapped himself, but a hint of relief flashed in his eyes.

"Honestly, Lansheng, your vision is worse than a child's!"

……

At the elevator entrance on the fourth floor, while waiting, Chen Zhixi repeatedly looked Ye Chong up and down, her expression growing increasingly strange.

"What's wrong? Don't you recognize me?"

"no."

Chen Zhixi shook his head and stepped into the elevator first.

Ye Chong is very opinionated and mature, but he acts like a child, or rather, he acts like a child in front of people he is close to.

Moreover, sometimes his childishness seems more like an act.

She didn't know why she had this feeling; she just thought of the time Warner sold songs: Huang Xiaomao angered him with just one sentence!

Ye Chong's family isn't exactly poor, would he really argue with someone over 20,000 or 30,000?

"bite--"

When the elevator reached the first floor, Ye Chong glanced at his older sister and nudged her arm with his elbow.

"Stop thinking about it, let's go eat. There's a reading session this afternoon!"

"Um……"

……

Five days passed quickly, and before we knew it, it was March 10th.

These past few days, the actors have been learning Guizhou dialect every day. It's unclear how much they've learned, but it's enough to meet the dialogue requirements for filming.

Aside from Chen Jianbin, this guy's accent is really frustrating, but when he speaks Guizhou dialect, it has a strange charm.

In the past five days, the songs from Warner Music have also been completed.

Ye Chong doesn't care about the sold copyrights; he just wants to wait for the royalties from the lyrics and music composition.

The release of ringback tones is his top priority!

The four ringtones immediately captivated listeners upon their release.

A single ringtone costs 3 yuan, and a monthly fee is 5 yuan. In eight months, it should have at least one million sales, right?

The operators will receive 3% of the profits, Warner will receive 3%, and Ye Chong will receive 4%.

Earning a million before August? Easy peasy!

At 8:00 a.m. that day, at No. 131 Zhenhua Road.

A red banner encircled the mobile phone store in a square.

In the distance, on a street corner, Ye Chong led the cast and crew in a prayer to the Machine God before quickly starting filming.