Lin Rui wouldn't bother to find out who this artist was in Luo Guo, but one thing was certain: the other party must have a very powerful background.

Given Chen Bin's personality, there is absolutely no way he would invite those traitorous artists from China to participate in the program; this involves a matter of principle.

Since the other party was able to develop overseas for a long time, and as a Shenzhou artist, and the circle they were in was in Luo Guo, it sounded like they were doing quite well in Luo Guo.

There aren't many artists of this caliber in China.

Considering that Liu Han was the one whose identity was revealed, the replacement singer must also be female. With this range in mind, Lin Rui could roughly guess who it was.

The promotional video for the first episode of "Masked Singer" appeared online without warning, and it immediately piqued the interest of people both inside and outside the entertainment industry.

Pang Anyou!

Ke Changhuan!

Shi Yongzheng!

Xue Ying!

Tong Xue!

The judging panel, led by these five big names, quickly became a hot topic online!

Unfortunately, there are very few reports about the masked singers, but this does not dampen the enthusiasm of the audience at all. After all, these strangely dressed singers have brought new songs that have never been released before to the stage!

That alone is enough to generate buzz.

Fortunately, a very strict confidentiality agreement was signed beforehand, so neither the bigwigs nor the extras on the judging panel, nor any of the hundreds of people, dared to leak a single piece of information. At most, they would say some routine things on social media, such as "The show is exciting, so stay tuned," which whetted the appetites of the gossip-loving public.

With a week to go before the broadcast of "Masked Singer", Lin Rui was busy working on the script for "Inception".

Because a physical copy was purchased, the system will make some modifications to the script's settings according to the rules of this world.

The most obvious changes are the gunfights and explosions, which have been almost completely cut. However, the replacements with melee weapons are equally impressive.

"This is a big event."

Zhang Qingsheng was engrossed in reading the script for "Inception," seemingly neglecting to eat or sleep.

Zhou Rongze said with a serious expression, "Old Zhang, the preliminary preparations alone will probably take quite a while, right?"

Zhang Qingsheng reluctantly put down the script, first glancing at Lin Rui in surprise, seemingly not quite understanding how big this kid's imagination must be to come up with such a mind-bending plot.

"I haven't finished reading the script yet, nor have I fully grasped it, so I'll just share my thoughts for now."

"To make a successful science fiction film, you first have to be willing to spend money."

Seeing that both Lin Rui and Zhou Rongze seemed distracted, Zhang Qingsheng smiled wryly and said, "Fine, never mind what I said."

After a pause, Zhang Qingsheng continued, "Based on the script's structure, the real-world setting is in a city, and Lizhou's environment is a good fit for that. However, the dream setting is more suited to Huazhou's environment. I'm sure Mr. Lin considered this aspect when designing it."

Is there?

Absolutely not!

Lin Rui grabbed a melon from the table and put it in his mouth, acting as if he hadn't heard anything at all.

Zhou Rongze rubbed his temples and waved to Zhang Qingsheng, "Go on."

Perhaps knowing that Lin Rui's thinking sometimes differed from ordinary people, Zhang Qingsheng didn't pay much attention.

This time, however, he chose to look at Zhou Rongze: "Expand the special effects team."

"Can."

Zhou Rongze nodded, as if he had thought of something, and looked at Chen Bin, who was wiping cups not far away: "Chen Bin, why don't you recommend a few?"

"I heard that a special effects team at Dream House in Luo Guo has had a falling out with the boss and will be resigning as a whole soon. Currently, several film and television companies are extending offers to this team."

Chen Bin didn't turn his head, continuing to wipe the cup: "If President Zhou is interested, he can send someone to make contact."

"The Dream House?"

Zhang Qingsheng's eyes lit up, and he quickly looked at Zhou Rongze: "President Zhou, we must find a way to poach this team this time."

"good."

Zhou Rongze nodded emphatically.

Regardless of whether we can ultimately succeed, we must at least maintain a strong presence and make a promise!

"Another issue is that the film involves a lot of combat with cold weapons."

Zhang Qingsheng said seriously, "This is not something that special effects can solve. To make it look realistic, we must invite well-known action directors in the industry. If possible, I hope to incorporate martial arts elements from multiple countries, so that it doesn't look like monotonous and boring movements."

"What do you mean?" Zhou Rongze was a little stunned.

"Invite at least five action directors, preferably from different countries."

Upon hearing Zhang Qingsheng's words, Zhou Rongze nodded again without hesitation: "Okay."

Zhang Qingsheng breathed a sigh of relief and subconsciously reached out to pick up "Inception" to continue reading, but he temporarily dismissed this tempting idea because there were more important things waiting for him.

"Let's talk about the movie 'Catch Me If You Can't Be This Cute'."

Zhou Rongze was somewhat touched. "So, you've finally remembered the important matter?"

"This time, we are very grateful to Chairman Xu for personally making a trip to the China Literature and Art Association. After reading the script, they gave their opinions and said that it can be filmed and the script does not need to be revised."

"The attitude of the Chinese Ministry of State Security was rather ambiguous. They did not give a definite answer, but only told us to film first, and if there were any unreasonable parts, they would modify or delete them later."

Hearing this, Zhou Rongze frowned slightly: "That's as good as saying nothing at all."

Because he was busy preparing for "Masked Singer," Zhou Rongze did not accompany Zhang Qingsheng to the China National Security Bureau to submit the application. However, he did send a professional team to accompany Zhang Qingsheng.

Unlike other movies, "Catch Me If You Can" is not only close to reality, but also a crime film, so the censorship standards are much higher than those for other genres.

Even so, it was only because the China Arts Association had given their approval, and the script was provided by Fusheng.

After the previous collaboration between Tianrui and Xiazhou Security Bureau, Huaxia Security Bureau had a very good impression of Fusheng, and the song "The Lone Warrior" also touched them deeply.

Some people in the China Security Bureau believe that Fusheng has a very positive image, but they don't quite understand why he would make a crime film.

"The staff member who was in charge of contacting us was quite nice. He secretly mentioned that if the story were set in this era, the Security Department would definitely not agree."

"Fortunately, the timeline was set thirty years ago, which allowed for some room for negotiation. However, there was no consensus within the organization, so the attitude was rather ambiguous."

After Zhang Qingsheng finished speaking, he grabbed a bottle of mineral water from the table and took a sip.

"In any case, the preliminary preparations for 'Cat and Mouse Game' can begin."

Zhou Rongze tapped his fingers lightly on the table.

“Based on the script’s background, I suggested that the filming location be in Italy.”

"Italy has preserved a lot of Renaissance architecture, which gives it a great advantage, at least in terms of location shooting."

Zhang Qingsheng's suggestion was immediately approved by Zhou Rongze: "It's decided then. By the way, Lin Rui..."

Zhou Rongze subconsciously turned his head and found that Lin Rui had somehow taken out a few grapes.

This scene seems so familiar!

Grape? !

Where did this silly thing get its grapes?!