Bao Xin noticed the somewhat somber atmosphere in the dressing room, patted Jiang Chifei on the shoulder, reminding him to keep a low profile, then looked at Liu Rulan, the two nodded to each other, and walked out the door together.

Xiao He glanced around discreetly, sighed inwardly, then closed his eyes, letting the makeup artist apply makeup to his face.

...

Regardless of the atmosphere on set or what the others were planning, Xiao He's filming of "Cang Yue Jie" went very smoothly overall.

After the initial filming was completed, Xiao He promptly returned to the "Chasing the Wind" production team.

When Xiao He saw the "frail" director Deng Lei and the "king of lateness" Yuan Sitong, he was almost moved to tears.

He will never think that such a film crew is bad again.

Compared to the events encountered in "Cangyue Jie", he felt that "Zhufeng Lu" was truly remarkable.

Of course, it would be even better if Yuan Si didn't ask him gossip about "Cang Yue Jie" with a smile.

Xiao He: ...In a sense, she was still very dedicated.

Deng Lei, looking rather listless, greeted Xiao He listlessly upon seeing him.

"What's wrong with Director Deng?"

Xiao He asked with some confusion.

"Ah, there's a small problem with the props department."

The assistant director explained from the side.

"Props team? What prop is malfunctioning?"

Xiao He immediately inquired with concern.

Because Director Deng's ability to withstand pressure was really not good, Xiao He originally wanted to give this money-burning production team a god-level, money-saving prop master from his own company, but after thinking it over, he gave up in the end.

After all, it saves money, but if his actions cause Director Deng psychological pressure and eventually lead to him "turning to the dark side," then he'll have nowhere to turn for help.

The bulk of the investment in this project is still with the platform. If something goes wrong, wouldn't Xiao He and Ling Hui be the ones to take the blame?

In the end, Xiao He, like the other "sugar daddies," became a cold, impersonal tool for giving money.

Seeing Director Deng looking so depressed, Xiao He's heart skipped a beat.

So what exactly is going on?

"That's how it is—"

The assistant director continued to explain on his behalf.

“A batch of weapons we ordered some time ago finally arrived yesterday. However, after receiving them, we found that some of the finished products were not very good, and were even worse than the samples. So we inquired and found out that the craftsman we often work with had been sick recently, and these finished products were made by his apprentice. Because we needed them urgently and it was a large order, they did not notify us at all.”

After hearing the assistant director's words, Xiao He asked in surprise, "Since they are all regular customers, how dare they rip you off like this?"

Businesses in this industry usually rely on the same group of people; only through constant turnover can a business last. Once a reputation is ruined, almost everyone in the industry will know, and it will become much more difficult to find customers and secure large orders in the future.

Xiao He really didn't understand why the other party would ruin their reputation by doing such a thing.

"well."

This time, it was Deng Lei who sighed. Deng Lei explained wearily, "Old He fell ill too suddenly and desperately needed money, but he had almost all of his big orders tied up in his hands. Several film crews were waiting to ship the goods, so his apprentices put their heads together and decided to bite the bullet and take on the job themselves."

Actually, in terms of quality, there weren't any major problems. After all, these apprentices had been with their master for so long, and they had definitely inherited some of his skills. Most production crews, knowing this, didn't find any major issues during the inspection.

But when it came to Director Deng, he became very unhappy.

Director Deng is someone who is "not short of money" and always demands the best. In particular, the sword in the collection of Chiba Villa is very important. Director Deng repeatedly emphasized the details of the carvings and patterns on it before placing the order. The master craftsman naturally agreed readily, but the result was less than satisfactory when the apprentice came to make it.

Sure enough, Deng Lei was holding the barely usable finished product, and no matter how he thought about it, he felt uncomfortable.