The news that Beijing Film Studio was going to make a big movie spread quickly. Tao Mu has been chosen as the producer and the male lead, and Cheng Baodong has also been confirmed as the director. As for the subject matter, it is easier to decide - just make a movie version of "Soldier King". It will be released during the National Day next year, which will cater to the main theme and also take advantage of the popularity of "Soldier King".

It is said to be the movie version of "Soldier King", but in fact the plot has nothing to do with the TV series. At most, it can be considered a spin-off of the TV series. It tells the story of the male protagonist who has become a special forces soldier and several other important supporting characters going on missions abroad. This is mainly due to the length limit of the movie, the smoothness of the fighting scenes, and the visual effects of various explosion scenes.

Of course, another crucial reason for choosing this subject is that most of the students in Beijing Film Academy have already received several months of military training, and the TV version of "Soldier King" has just been completed, and everyone is still immersed in the filming atmosphere. The school felt that this situation was very suitable for the actors to immerse themselves in the play. There is no need to spend time on additional pre-performance training.

In general, Beijing Film Studio wanted to make a big movie to test the waters, and also wanted to ensure the basic box office and word of mouth. In addition, they were confident in Tao Mu's ability as a producer, so they took the opportunity to be lazy.

All colleagues in the industry can see how much confidence Beijing Film Academy has in Tao Mu from its actions. However, this puts Cheng Baodong, the director, in a somewhat awkward situation.

As we all know, Cheng Baodong always has the final say on the set and is a director who places great emphasis on his right to speak. Even investors and producers cannot raise any objections to Cheng Baodong's filming methods. In other words, even if there are conflicts or objections, in the end, Cheng Baodong's opinion must be followed.

However, Tao Mu's methods and attitude at work are also very tough. The films he produced, such as "The Great Wall of Flesh and Blood" and "Fashion Storm", including the mainland version of "Black and White", all have a strong personal style. While the saying "Tao Mu's products are high-quality" spread throughout the industry and became a guarantee of box office and ratings, it also inevitably sacrificed the right of directors and others to speak.

What's more, the gossip that Tao Mu and Cheng Baodong had a bad relationship had already spread throughout the entertainment industry. Jingying brought these two big Buddhas together, and clearly showed that they trusted Tao Mu more. All those who knew about it began to wait secretly to see the show.

As expected, Cheng Baodong, who also heard the rumors, quickly expressed his opinion. He proposed to the Beijing Film Academy to hold an audition for all students during the film's preparation period. He also strongly advocated that the school choose another script that should take into account commerciality while portraying the content and theme of the film, and at least reflect the literary and artistic quality and artistic independence of Beijing Film Academy.

How does the director’s voice in the crew manifest itself? Casting and script adaptation may not be the most important factor, but they are definitely the most obvious and intuitive. Generally speaking, the male and female protagonists of a film or TV series are inserted by the investors, producers or directors. As the producer and investor of the big movie, Tao Mu has been chosen as the leading actor by Beijing Film Studio. The heroine of this movie doesn't have a significant role, and it's obvious that she's a character who may not become famous even if the show becomes popular. Cheng Baodong absolutely could not tolerate Tao Mu snatching away the male lead and then inserting all his own team members into the crew.

As for the request to change the script, needless to say, Cheng Baodong, as the director of the crew, even wanted to suppress Tao Mu's team, and of course he could not tolerate Tao Mu's personal style running through the script.

"Soldier King" is a main theme recruitment propaganda drama shot by Tao Mu in cooperation with the military. Of course, the Beijing Film Academy's decision to shoot a movie version of "Soldier King" can maximize the film's basic base. But for Cheng Baodong, these actions made the film heavily stamped with Tao Mu's personal imprint. As the TV series "Soldier King" has been scheduled for the prime time on the national TV station, if the movie version is good, it will be just fine. But if it is not good, I am afraid that Cheng Baodong will have to bear all the rumors by himself.

Cheng Baodong has been famous for many years, so how could he be willing to take the blame for Tao Mu and be Tao Mu's puppet? Moreover, Cheng Baodong's opposition was also well-founded. He thought that the Beijing Film Academy was too superstitious about Tao Mu's personal ability. Although the TV version of "Soldier King" was a main theme recruitment propaganda drama supported by the military, it seemed to be a good resource at present. But after it is actually released, it may not necessarily become a big hit. If Beijing Film Studio rashly goes ahead and makes a movie version, and the TV series gets bad reviews after its release, it will likely affect the reputation and box office of the movie version.

Besides, the plot of the movie version has little to do with the TV series version. It just has the names of a few main supporting characters. In that case, why not just make a new movie? Moreover, Cheng Baodong also mentioned that apart from Tao Mu, the remaining supporting roles should be selected from famous graduates of Beijing Film Academy. Wouldn’t this also ensure the basic base? And it is more reliable than directly filming the movie version of "Soldier King".

Cheng Baodong's suggestion also makes some sense. But the current situation is that Beijing Film Academy needs Tao Mu to play three important roles: producer, investor and male lead. The reason for choosing to shoot the movie version of "Soldier King" is not only due to the above considerations, but also to support the students of Beijing Film Academy. In comparison, although Cheng Baodong is the director of this film, it is understandable that his say is not as strong as Tao Mu, who is also the producer, investor and male lead.

Of course, as Cheng Baodong said, he is a director after all. Even if his say is smaller, he still has the right to make suggestions on casting and script revisions. Moreover, Cheng Baodong's proposal to let already famous graduates in the circle to star in the movie did take into account the box office affordability. Not to mention that the person Cheng Baodong recommended is a top star in the circle, Wang Boyuan, who is also known as Cheng Baodong's golden partner in the industry.

Cheng Baodong directly said that with Wang Boyuan joining the film, the basic box office of this film can be guaranteed to be at least 500 million. However, given Wang Boyuan's status and influence, if he joins the cast, this movie cannot be a movie with Tao Mu as the male lead - at least it has to be a movie with two male leads.

What Cheng Baodong said sounds very reasonable. However, Tao Mu, who had the memories of his previous life, knew that when Cheng Baodong promoted his junior senior to a higher position in his previous life, he did not mention the matter of two male protagonists. So it turns out that he is coming for me!

I didn't like Cheng Baodong's personality in the first place, not to mention that Cheng Baodong had made things difficult for Tao Mu several times. It didn't involve his own interests before, so Tao Mu didn't bother to care. Now, when he is the producer and the largest investor, he actually wants to take away his leading male role and make it a double male lead - it's not like Tao Mu has never done this before, but no matter how used to it, Tao Mu has to be willing to do it.

In this situation, is Cheng Baodong treating Tao Mu as a fool?

Although Cheng Baodong is the commercial film director that is currently favored by the Beijing circle, Cheng Baodong is not the only director in the entertainment industry who can make good commercial films.

So overnight, the entertainment industry was shocked to find that someone suddenly broke the news anonymously online that a big director used his authority and voice to collude with the crew's finances to embezzle filming funds during filming.