The social environment on the Taiwan Island is very complicated, and Chen Bei knows this.
In the previous life, we could get a glimpse of this from some news media and some film and television works.
But being in this place and being threatened in person feels different.
It is no secret that the good brothers of Wandao have infiltrated the entertainment industry.
In fact, many celebrities and artists in Hong Kong and Taiwan have some background in the underworld.
Moreover, the good brothers on the Taiwan Island are more arrogant and unscrupulous in their behavior. Some of the more explosive things in the entertainment industry in the last life were done by people from the Taiwan Island.
However, these are all matters of the Hong Kong entertainment industry. Chen Bei has never heard of any star from the mainland encountering any problems here, so he didn't think too much about it.
Now that the other party has come to his door, Chen Bei can no longer pretend not to see it.
The crew held a meeting that night, mainly to discuss how to deal with this incident.
Chen Bei spoke first and set the tone:
"We definitely can't give them money. These people are insatiable and greedy. They're just a bottomless pit. If we give them money today and they come asking for it tomorrow, should we give it or not?"
Chang Ming also nodded in agreement:
"That's right. And once we set this precedent, will mainland crews coming here to film in the future have to give this one? That would break the rules."
Everyone felt that what Chang Ming said made sense. These days, no matter which industry you are in, you have to abide by the rules of that industry.
If you break the rules and harm everyone's interests, everyone will unite to kick you out.
Compared with Chang Ming and others who were filled with righteous indignation, Sister Ling was more rational.
She said with some worry:
"But what if we don't pay them and they come and sabotage us, affecting our filming progress or even preventing us from filming?"
"If the movie can't be released as scheduled, it might attract a lot of criticism."
Sister Ling believes that neither the crew nor the company wants to see the film's release postponed.
As Lan Qianyi's agent, she was even more reluctant to see this situation.
This drama was used to promote Lan Qianyi. Chen Bei even wrote several songs for Lan Qianyi himself for this drama.
If the movie cannot be released as scheduled, then the new song cannot be released.
Thinking about that situation, Sister Ling felt uncomfortable all over.
As expected, no one could accept this situation. Chen Bei frowned and said:
"Then do you have any good ideas?"
"How about this? Let's contact some friends in the Wandao circle and see if we can talk directly with the other party's boss."
"We definitely can't give them the money they want, otherwise it will easily cause dissatisfaction among others in the industry. But we can definitely find another name for it, such as a joint investment."
After hearing this, some people thought it was feasible, while others frowned and thought deeply.
Finally, Chen Bei spoke:
"This method won't work, and we absolutely cannot do this."
"Let's not even talk about finding a reason to pay them. That's just deceiving ourselves. We can find a new excuse, and they can use the same excuse when they ask us for money in the future."
"As for investment cooperation, do you dare to invest with such people? Even if it's just in name only, even if we don't get a penny, if something goes wrong in the future, we will be in trouble!"
Chen Bei shook his head, thinking that Sister Ling was thinking things were too simple after all.
Everyone also felt that what Chen Bei said made sense.
Who in this circle isn’t a shrewd person?
You want to fool people with this method, whose IQ are you insulting?
Seeing that everyone had gloomy faces, Chen Bei finally asked:
"How is the filming progress now?"
Chang Ming quickly replied:
"It's already halfway through."
"Well, hurry up and finish the exterior shots first. If that doesn't work, we can go back and shoot the interior shots. It's a little troublesome, but it's better than having someone else mess with us."
"Also, Sister Ling, can you contact your friends in this circle and see if they can help us speak up? We'll remember this favor."
Sister Ling also quickly agreed:
"I'll contact them right away and try to get them to help us mediate."
"That's settled then. Everyone, don't panic during this period. Just do what needs to be done and try to speed up the filming."
"No matter how things turn out, we have ways to deal with it. Let's put our minds at ease."
Everyone nodded. It was different to have a backbone, and everyone immediately calmed down.
For the next two days, the crew worked at full capacity, constantly catching up on the progress.
At the same time, Sister Ling also asked someone to help mediate and see if they could give each other face.
However, the situation was not ideal. On the third day, someone from the crew came to cause trouble, which prevented the filming from continuing.
Sister Ling also received the news and found Chen Bei with a look of regret:
"I'm so sorry, boss, I couldn't do what you asked me to do."
Of course, Chen Bei would not blame Sister Ling for such a thing, which was also expected.
He waved his hand and said:
"Forget it, since the other party is so disrespectful, let's not talk about it. Contact the crew and let's pack up and get ready to leave."
Sister Ling said anxiously:
"What about the remaining shots? Some exterior scenes haven't been finished yet."
"Then let's try to find some suitable places to shoot when we get back. There's nothing we can do about it."
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