Xiao He was eating, but he still called Xu Yizhou to ask.
On the other end of the phone, Xu Yizhou's voice was full of joy.
"Captain, I just signed a crew!"
Xiao He's heart skipped a beat.
I thought, no way?
Xu Yizhou's next sentence was: "But the director said that the crew is having difficulty with cash flow, so I sponsored the investment. I will also get dividends when the movie is released!"
When Xiao He heard these words, war songs immediately began to rise in his heart.
The voice was unusually calm.
"Where are you now?"
"I just signed the contract and was about to go home."
Xiao He: "I'll be there now."
After hanging up the phone, Xiao He looked at Jiang Ye who was sitting opposite him and said, "Let's not eat today. Something happened. Let's eat together next time."
When Jiang Ye heard the voice on the phone, he knew what had happened and nodded slightly.
I didn't expect that it would come true.
Thinking back to the last time I met Xu Yizhou, I knew he was naive and gullible, but I didn't expect him to be fooled so quickly.
Any other agent would have been furious, but Xiao He remained calm. He drank half a glass of water calmly, then turned and left.
Just as he reached the door, he turned around and asked:
"Can you lend me one of your belts?"
Jiang Ye: “…”
Open the closet and take out the strongest one.
"Puff gently."
Xiao He took the things and turned to leave, with a murderous look on his face, as if he was going to kill someone.
On Xu Yizhou's way home, Xiao He stopped him.
The idiot who had just been cheated was still beaming with joy, even skipping as he walked. He was so happy.
Xiao He swung the belt in his hand, making a snapping sound, and grabbed the person.
"Tell me the whole story in detail."
At this time, Xu Yizhou was still immersed in the joy of joining the group, and immediately explained everything that happened this afternoon in detail.
After he sent the message to Xiao He, he rushed to the audition immediately.
When I got there, I saw long lines in the hall and corridors. When I asked, I found out that they were all new actors who wanted to audition for the male lead in "Swordsman".
Xu Yizhou was at the end of the line. Just when he was worrying about being late, the assistant director happened to pass by and suddenly recognized him as the leading actor in "Land of the Dead". He told the director Chu Tianming about the situation and immediately arranged for him to audition in advance.
Xu Yizhou was a little excited at the time. He had often gone for auditions before and had to wait in line for his number to be called. This was the first time he had received such good treatment.
After entering the room, director Chu Tianming first showed him the script.
Xu Yizhou was originally a fan of the novel "The Swordsman". After reading the script, he was very excited and immediately performed a scene as required, which immediately received high praise from the director.
On the spot, he signed a contract to join the team.
At this moment, Chu Tianming suddenly received a call. The previous sponsor suddenly withdrew his investment. The filming of the movie "Swordsman" will be delayed indefinitely and will have to wait until new investment is found before starting again.
Upon inquiry, it turned out that the funding gap was not large, only about five million.
Xu Yizhou had just received his salary and box office dividends for "Land of the Dead". After careful consideration, he really did not want to give up the script of "Swordsman", so he decided to invest on the spot.
After signing the investment contract, the money was transferred.
"Have you paid now?"
"yes."
Xu Yizhou said happily: "I just transferred the money and you called me. The director even invited me to dinner and said that he would give me a share of the profits after the movie is released."
Xiao He's hand holding the belt trembled slightly.
Looking at the entire process, director Chu Tianming is obviously a professional liar.
Not only can his identity documents and past films be found online, there is even news about the copyright purchase of his novel "Swordsman", but even at the audition site, many actors were arranged.
Following this process, most people will believe it.
Especially actors like Xu Yizhou, who have an urgent desire to act, are more easily deceived.
But Xiao He still didn't expect that this would happen to Xu Yizhou.
"Have you ever thought that this Chu Tianming is a liar?"
Xu Yizhou was stunned, still not realizing it. "We signed a contract."
After saying that, he took out the contracts from his bag, one of which was for him to play the leading role, and the other was for a five million investment contract.
It was only after signing the contract that he decided to invest.
Xiao He took a look at the two contracts and found that they were indeed protected by law and had signatures and seals, so they were not forged.
But the only problem is that the contract does not mention at all when the filming of the movie "Swordsman" will start and end. If the filming does not go smoothly, how should the crew compensate and when should the salary be settled.
In addition, there is no indication in Xu Yizhou's investment contract whether the money will actually be used in the filming process, and there is no stipulation on the relevant filming progress.
Although the contract is genuine, it circumvents many of the most important contents and is very disadvantageous to Party B.
When to start filming, how to film, and where to spend the investment money are all decided by Chu Tianming himself.
Xiao He was furious. He didn't expect that the young artist would sell him out just when he was having a meal.
Seeing his agent's face becoming increasingly ugly, Xu Yizhou gradually became nervous.
"Captain, with such a large crew, they wouldn't lie to me, right?"
Xiao He turned to look at him as if he was looking at a fool.
"I want to terminate the contract with you. I can't take care of a fool."
Upon hearing this, Xu Yizhou panicked and quickly hugged Xiao He's arm, tears in his eyes.
"Captain, please don't abandon me! Otherwise, I'll go get the money back right now and say I won't invest anymore."
Xiao He: "Do you think it's so easy to get the money back after giving it out? The contract doesn't specify how the money will be used. Even if he doesn't use it for filming, there's nothing we can do to him."
"He said it!"
Xu Yizhou said anxiously: "He said that the money would be used for filming and he would report to me every once in a while, so I agreed."
"Is there any evidence that he said that?"
Xu Yizhou was silent for a while and shook his head.
"No... Captain, are they really scammers? What should I do now?"
He is panicking now too.
When Chu Tianming chatted with him in the afternoon, his words were full of love for movies. Xu Yizhou thought he had found a confidant and they understood each other. But now when he thinks about it, he feels very sad.
Xiao He glanced at him.
"Don't go home today."
"Where should I go then?"
Xiao He: "You and Xiaoguai will sleep together today."
Upon hearing this, Xu Yizhou's face turned pale instantly, and regret turned into horror.
Xiao He remained unmoved. He had to be impressed so that he would remember this lesson.
As for the "Swordsman" crew, she still needs to investigate it carefully.
Anyone who dares to cheat her will be beaten until he pukes out no matter how much he has eaten!
Xiao He would eat anything, but he would never suffer any loss.
It’s actually not difficult to find out information about Chu Tianming.
After Brother Jian finished reading the contract that Xiao He brought, his face looked as if he had eaten a fly.
"Compared to the amount of money that was defrauded, I'm more surprised that Xu Yizhou was the one you brought with you, and he was also defrauded. I haven't seen you fail in a long time."
At this point, he laughed unkindly and continued, "What surprised me the most was that when you discovered Xu Yizhou had been scammed, you didn't rush over that night and beat up the crew and force them to hand over their money. It's truly bizarre."
With Xiao He's fighting power, plus her three men, they can kill anyone who stands in their way, and can easily sweep across the entire film and television city.
Being so quiet is totally unlike her.
Xiao He frowned.
"Am I such a violent person?"
"yes."
Brother Jian answered in the affirmative, turned his head to look outside, and asked, "Where's Xu Yizhou?"
"Sleeping."
When Brother Jian heard this, he was even more surprised.
"You didn't even punish him and let him go to sleep and rest. When did you become so considerate?"
Hearing this, Xiao He smiled, revealing his white teeth.
"Who said sleeping isn't a punishment? First, tell me, what's going on with this Chu Tianming?"
Brother Jian sighed and said, "It's Xu Yizhou's bad luck to meet him."
Chu Tianming is indeed a director. He has shot two films before. The results were average, but still decent.
But starting last year, he suddenly spent a high price to buy the copyright of "Swordsman", held it in his hands, and began to actively recruit new actors, claiming that he wanted to make them famous.
The novel "The Swordsman" is very famous. In addition, Chu Tianming does have a film crew under his command and has filmed works before, so many unsuccessful new actors are easily fooled.
After the contract was signed, they claimed that the crew was short of funds and hoped that the actors would invest and become shareholders, and finally distribute dividends after the movie was released.
The amount of money he asks for is usually not much, so the actors can do it within their means, so many people believe it and sign contracts to transfer the money.
But after the funds were transferred, he did not start filming, but kept postponing it.
Because the contract did not mention the shooting time, even if the actors found out, there was nothing they could do but urge again and again, and then began a long wait.
"The copyright of 'Swordsman' is Chu Tianming's biggest bargaining chip, and he is a very smart person. Although it is a scam, whether it is the crew, the crew, or the actors, he has produced it according to the normal process."
"All identities and related news can be found online. Every actor who signed a contract with him played a different role and there was no overlap. This does not constitute fraud."
"What he did was absorb the funds and then postpone filming indefinitely. The actors he's recruited should be almost complete for the entire film, right?"
Brother Jian sighed.
After all, filming delays are very common in the film industry. Even if he is caught embezzling funds, this is avoided in the contract.
"If you run into him, you can only consider yourself unlucky and think of it as a lesson learned."
Xiao He's eyes were cold, and he slowly said, "Do you know how much rice five million can buy?"
"What?"
Brother Jian was stunned for a moment.
In Xiao He's eyes, money is measured in rice?
Xiao He continued, "Besides, if I don't settle this matter, how can I live up to my reputation as a top agent?"
Brother Jian: ...
"Excuse me, who gave you this title?"
Xiao He picked up the two contracts on the table and looked through them carefully.
"Hearing you say that, I'm starting to get curious about what kind of crew this is."
In the afternoon, Xiao He opened the door of the cabin at the training base, and the sunlight poured in. Xu Yizhou was sitting inside.
At this time, his expression was numb, he was holding a small comb in his hand, his body was stiff, and the huge hamster was leaning next to him, rolling over and pushing the comb in his hand with its head, urging him to continue combing its hair.
Xiaoguai has pointed ears that twitch from time to time, and a pair of small green eyes that are full of anticipation. Cuteness is written all over his body, but Xu Yizhou can't appreciate it.
His face was filled with horror.
Combing a hamster's hair all night is scarier than seeing a ghost!
When it gets excited while being combed, it will open its mouth wide and hold Xu Yizhou's hand affectionately and act coquettishly, just like a kitten.
But the kitten can only hold one finger in its mouth, but Xiaoguai can hold a person's entire arm in his mouth.
When it opened its mouth wide, Xu Yizhou could even see its tonsils!
"Have you finished reflecting on your actions?" Xiao He asked, standing at the door.
Xu Yizhou nodded quickly, rushed over and held Xiao He tightly.
"I'm so stupid, so stupid. I thought it through last night. Chu Tianming was deliberately trying to cheat me out of my money. I just wanted to join the crew and film, but I got fooled. Captain, from now on I'll only listen to you. I'll only join if you let me in, no one else can!"
He cried bitterly.
Xiao He looked at his expression and made sure that if he encountered the same situation again, he would immediately think of the hamster and would definitely not dare to be fooled impulsively again, so he finally nodded.
"Come out."
Xu Yizhou ran out as if he had been pardoned. Looking back, he saw a big hamster following him, with its little paws curled up and a pair of small green eyes looking at him expectantly.
It made his hair stand on end.
"Why is it following me?" Xu Yizhou asked nervously.
Xiao He took a look and explained, "Congratulations, you combed its fur all night, and now it likes you."
“…”
Xu Yizhou was torn apart.
Is this true?
He nervously walked to the side and said directly: "Captain, are we going to the police station?"
After realizing that Chu Tianming was a liar, he was now filled with anger and just wanted to send him to jail and get his money back.
Unexpectedly, Xiao He shook his head.
"I want you to join the group now."
Xu Yizhou's face was full of confusion.
"Which group?"
Xiao He: "The Swordsman."
As she spoke, she unfolded the recruitment notice she had just received today. It read:
The Swordsman crew
Recruiting porters
Salary negotiable
In order to make the crew appear more realistic, find no flaws, and fool more new actors, Chu Tianming put in a lot of effort.
Not only did he buy the copyright of "Swordsman", he also had a small crew of more than ten people, with a full range of jobs, stationed on the set all year round.
If you hadn't done your research in advance, you might have been deceived by the scene as soon as you walked in.
After all, this place looks like a crew that is preparing for a movie shoot.
Xiao He came to apply for the job of porter and sneaked in here with Xu Yizhou.
At this moment, she was wearing a smart sportswear and looked like a newly graduated, ignorant college student.
The person in charge of arranging the work was a young girl with red-framed glasses and bangs covering most of her face. She looked at Xiao He with some concern.
"Can you carry it? These props are very heavy."
Xiao He looked at the giant artillery prop on the ground.
Although the staff here have been pretending to be busy, the props team is working very seriously. This turret should be made of foam. It looks lifelike and has a metallic luster.
"Let me try."
Xiao He walked over, grabbed both sides of the turret with both hands, and lifted the prop from the ground with some difficulty. He moved it with difficulty and walked to the other side.
The groundskeeper widened his eyes in surprise.
When she applied for the job just now, she saw that the person was young, slim, and a girl, and she thought she would not be able to do such a hard job as a porter.
If she really couldn't find anyone else and the director kept urging her to put the finished props into the warehouse, she would not agree.
Unexpectedly, she was able to move it, although her speed was a little slow and it looked difficult. But when the staff saw her sincere and simple smile, they softened their hearts.
"You'll move all these props into the warehouse later. Take your time, don't rush. These things should be enough for you to move for two days. If you encounter something you can't move, come and ask me for help."
The staff arranged the work content, put a bottle of water at the door, and then left in a hurry.
Xiao He nodded modestly. As soon as the other party left, the simple and honest smile on his face disappeared instantly. His expression became serious, and his whole aura suddenly changed. He was completely different from before.
She looked around and saw a large number of props piled up in the warehouse.
Don’t the other people in the crew know what Chu Tianming is doing?
Otherwise, why would a fake crew that will never start filming go to the trouble of making props every day?
The number of props in front of us is enough to complete the filming of an entire movie.
As Xiao He thought about it, he grabbed the turret with his left hand and picked up another mahogany chair with his right hand. He changed his previous clumsy movements and walked inside with brisk steps.
It would have taken two days to move all the props, but in less than half an hour, Xiao He had cleaned up most of them, and then started moving around in other parts of the crew.
If you don't know the truth, you really can't see the problem here.
Every employee was busy preparing for the shoot, but if you looked closely, you would find that the photographer was constantly wiping the camera, but the machine had never been turned on.
The editor was sitting not far away, constantly working on the computer, but there was actually no footage to edit on it.
Although the entire crew was busy, there was an atmosphere of depression and anxiety.
Several prop masters were setting up the scene and repeatedly adjusting the angle of the curtain, but it was all in vain.
When Xiao He walked over, the staff member who had just assigned her the job was standing on a ladder, tying red ropes to a tree. Countless red ropes for wishes were patiently tied to the branches.
Everyone was busy working silently, with a gloomy look on their faces.
This doesn't feel like the atmosphere of a scam gang.
Xiao He was just thinking about it when he walked under the tree. He looked up and saw the staff who was tying the red rope stretched out his hand and was about to reach the farthest branch.
The ladder under my feet suddenly slipped.
"ah--"
She screamed and waved her hands in panic in the air twice, but failed to grab any support and her body fell uncontrollably along the ladder.
When the ladder was about to collapse, a hand suddenly reached out and directly blocked the ladder's falling trend. At the same time, it lifted the ladder with force, forced the crooked ladder back, straightened it, and put it away.
The staff member standing on the ladder had already closed his eyes out of fear. When he opened his eyes, he found that he had not fallen down, but was still standing on the ladder.
She was still in shock and looked down to find that the temporary porter who had just been hired today was standing below, holding the ladder with both hands, and his arms under his short-sleeved shirt revealed his restrained and beautiful muscular lines.
His eyes were bright, dark and deep, with a sharp light shining through them.
"It's you!"
The stagehand cried out in alarm, quickly stepped down from the ladder, and sat down to rest with his legs weak.
At this time, Xiao He came over.
"Are you okay?"
"fine."
The groundskeeper shook his head slightly, then turned around and saw the porter in front of him had a simple and honest smile, with no trace of the sharp look he had just had.
She was stunned for a moment and said, "Thank you. If it weren't for you, I would have been in the hospital now."
There are some sharp points under that tree, and if you fall on it, you will definitely get hurt.
Xiao He scratched his head, looking like a naive student entering the workplace.
The stagehand stared at her carefully for a while and felt that he must have been dazzled and seen it wrong.
"Why are you here? Are all the props moved?"
Xiao He: "I've moved some, but it's too heavy. I'm going to take a break... I'll be back soon to continue moving."
After saying that, he turned around to leave, but was stopped by the stage manager.
"It's okay. We won't need those props for a while anyway. Let's go eat first. It's my treat. Thank you for saving me just now."
"How can this be so embarrassing?"
Xiao He showed an awkward expression and made a few excuses before following the staff outside.
The crew is currently stationed in the film and television city, which is located in a remote area with a somewhat desolate surrounding area. It is the cheapest area in the entire film and television city.
The two walked for a while before finally arriving at a fast food restaurant.
It's dinner time now, and many crew members are eating here.
The waiter skillfully ordered a few dishes and took her to sit in a corner.
Xiao He ate with some reluctance, but in order not to reveal his true identity, he still managed to eat a few bites.
While eating, the staff kept looking at her.
After a while, he suddenly said:
"While you're still in the internship period, finish your meal and leave quickly. Don't stay in this crew."
Xiao He immediately pricked up his ears and pretended not to understand.
"Why?"
The stagehand shook his head and said in a low voice, "You just saved me. I won't hurt you. There's something wrong with this crew. It's better not to stay."
Xiao He smiled, looking like a newcomer who knew nothing.
"But don't you all work here? It's such a big crew, it can't be fake, right? Didn't you all stay here?"
"You think everyone doesn't want to leave?"
The stagehand's eyes widened, thinking Xiao He didn't believe her. He said, "The crew hasn't received their salary for a long time. The director said they're having financial difficulties right now, but they'll make up for it once filming starts. We're stuck here and can't leave."
Because they are not formal employees and have not signed contracts, once they leave, they will not even have proof of having worked here, making it even more difficult to collect wages in the future.
If you stay, there's still a chance.
Now everyone in the crew holds on to a glimmer of hope, thinking that Chu Tianming, a great director, will not ruin his reputation for a few thousand yuan salary.
but……
"It's still uncertain whether the film can start shooting." The stagehand sighed.
Xiao He listened carefully and continued to ask, "Don't actors often come for auditions? Many have signed contracts and are ready to join the crew. Didn't one come today?"
"We signed a lot of people and said we were going to shoot, but it never started. A few actors even made a scene, but the director suppressed them all. During the auditions before, we also told those actors to run away, but few believed us and signed on one by one."
Speaking of this, the stage manager also looked distressed.
Between a low-ranking stagehand in the crew and a legitimate director whose works have been released, the actors will definitely choose to believe the latter.
"But I heard that many actors are investing in the crew, so how come there is no money to pay salaries?" Xiao He asked tentatively.
Hearing this, the stage manager looked surprised.
"Investment? We haven't heard of it. Why hasn't the director paid me yet? I'm still waiting for the money to pay off my debts. I'll run away as soon as I get the money. I can't waste any more time..."
She sighed and began to mutter.
Xiao He frowned.
The situation was pretty much as she had guessed.
It seems that they are also victims and have no idea about this matter.
No matter how courageous Chu Tianming was, he would not dare to spread the news of defrauding actors of their investments and get himself into trouble.
He is quite capable. He tricked a film crew into coming and then used them to trick more people.
"Where's the director? He doesn't seem to be on the crew." Xiao He asked again.
The stagehand thought for a moment and said, "He should be here this afternoon. He shows up every time an actor comes. The actor coming this afternoon seems to be the newly confirmed actor. Oh, it looks like another idiot has been fooled."
This actor is Xu Yizhou.
Before Xiao He went to apply for the job, he agreed with him that after he joined the crew, he would contact Chu Tianming again and come to the set on the pretext of wanting to check on the crew's progress.
Chu Tianming just scammed the money yesterday. In order not to expose himself too early, he should continue to act with him for a while.
Hopefully he doesn't do something stupid this time and get dragged into the whole thing again.
After dinner, Xiao He rejected the suggestion of the crew and followed her back to the crew.
Just as I entered, the assistant director rushed in.
"Everyone start working immediately. An important person will be coming over later, so get busy. The director said that everyone will be paid after the last actor is confirmed."
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately got busy.
Xiao He went over to help. The staff member next to him curled his lips and muttered, "It's the same excuse again. I've said it several times, but never once did it!"
Ten minutes later, the new victim walked in behind director Chu Tianming.
Chu Tianming is short and stocky, a little overweight, with a greasy face and a hearty smile. He is dressed like a director that the public knows, wearing a vest and a hat.
As soon as he entered the set, he proudly began to introduce the props and back figures here, and vowed that the filming would begin soon.
The victim Xu Yizhou followed behind, looking a little immature, with eyes wide open and looking around curiously.
He looked wherever Chu Tianming pointed, and it was obvious that he was easy to fool.
When Xiao He saw it, he suddenly felt a headache.
Why did she feel that Xu Yizhou was going to be deceived again?
Even the stagehands shook their heads when they saw it.
"It's over, it's over. This actor is obviously very clever. I'm definitely going to be fooled."
Xiao He: ...
Even passers-by can see it!
Xu Yizhou, please be more careful!
Soon, Chu Tianming and the assistant director brought Xu Yizhou into the lounge.
The groundskeeper immediately said, "We need to find a chance to persuade him to leave."
After saying that, he walked in with a pot of tea.
Xiao He waited outside calmly.
Ten minutes later, the stagehand came back cursing.
"Stupid, so stupid, she won't listen to any advice. She's so pretty, but it turns out she only got it for her IQ. There's no hope for her."
She shook her head and turned back to work.
Xiao He had been moving props. Until late in the evening, she said goodbye to the crew and walked out of the film and television city alone.
Just as he got in the car, Xu Yizhou suddenly ran out from the alley next to him and rushed into Xiao He's car with a sad face.
"Captain, why did you just come out? I looked at you several times just now, but you ignored me."
After leaving the crew in the afternoon, he waited outside in the scorching sun.
Xiao He glanced at him and said calmly, "I thought you were being deceived again."
Xu Yizhou's eyes widened with excitement.
"How is that possible! I've already been fooled once, how could you be fooled a second time?"
"That's very possible."
Especially just now, when Xu Yizhou followed Chu Tianming in, he was innocent and simple, with trust and admiration for Chu Tianming written all over his face.
Xu Yizhou felt aggrieved.
"That was all acting. That was the only way I could trick him and get the script."
As he spoke, he took out a document from his bag.
It is the script of "Swordsman".
This is the reason why Xiao He asked Xu Yizhou to come back.
After learning that so many actors had been deceived by the same trick, Xiao He became curious about what kind of script could make everyone so eager to act in it, and even willing to sponsor it out of their own pockets.
Xiao He quickly opened the script and read it carefully.
Xu Yizhou sat beside him anxiously.
"Whenever I see Chu Tianming, I get angry. Just now, when I was in there, I almost couldn't help but fight with him. I wanted to strangle him and make him spit out my money."
He was angry at Chu Tianming's deception, and even angrier that he was deceiving people with movies, which was simply a blasphemy of the supreme position in his heart.
If Xiao He hadn't told him to continue acting and not reveal the truth, he would have lost control long ago.
He kept urging, "Captain, we've got the script, can we leave now? I really can't stay here any longer."
At this time, Xiao He finally finished reading the entire script.
She frowned and thought for a moment, but changed her attitude.
"No, let's continue."
"What?!"
Xu Yizhou was shocked and didn't understand what Xiao He was thinking.
The last time I knew he was signing the contract, he seemed so surprised. Why is it that now, after reading the script... he seems to be laughing?
Xiao He held the script in his hand, his brows slightly raised, and he seemed a little happy.
"No wonder you fell for it. Chu Tianming paid a lot of money to hire someone to write this script. It's really a rare and good script."
In the 1990s, martial arts films flourished in the film industry. Under the leadership of several famous directors, a series of outstanding works were produced, each with its own merits, and they shined brightly internationally.
But in the past decade or so, the inspiration for martial arts movies seems to have dried up all of a sudden, and no good works have been produced for a long time.
Not only martial arts movies, but also novels, animations and TV series of the same type are regressing.
"The Swordsman" is the most popular martial arts novel in recent years, but even so, its popularity is far less than that of other themes.
In order to set up this scam, Chu Tianming not only spent money to buy the copyright of "Swordsman", but also asked a famous screenwriter to make changes, and actually came up with a good script.
With this good script, new actors were lured into the game one after another.
Those actors who are passionate about acting are so happy when they see such a good script that they don’t have the time to analyze whether it is a scam.
This script is Chu Tianming's script.
Xiao He's original plan was to dig out evidence of Chu Tianming's guilt, and then disband the entire script, with everyone getting paid and going home.
But after reading the script, she had a new idea.
“I want to film it.”
Xu Yizhou opened his eyes wide, shocked by this bold idea.
"What about Chu Tianming?"
Xiao He: "Fire him, I'll take over everything."
All the crew members are in place. The props team has even completed the props needed for the entire movie. The photographer is ready to start filming at any time. Even the actor, Chu Tianming, has been found.
Everything is ready, we just need to find a suitable director and start filming.
Xiao He looked at the script in his hand and smiled slightly.
The script is good, I want it.
Xu Yizhou was simply stunned by Xiao He's words.
He has seen directors fire actors and crews.
The crew fired the director?
It was the first time he heard of it.
But Xiao He said this in a very relaxed tone, as if he was talking about cooking a dish, and he was determined to succeed.
He had to cooperate with Chu Tianming and continue acting.
He visited the crew from time to time and discussed the script with the director. He acted as if he was looking forward to the filming of the movie and had no idea that he had been deceived.
Now, every time Xu Yizhou sees Chu Tianming, even if his heart is burning with anger, he has to remain ignorant and trusting.
After a few days, his acting skills began to improve by leaps and bounds.
Practice practical exercises every day and become proficient.
The entire crew was deceived by him and started calling him a sucker in private.
Xu Yizhou was speechless, and after a few minutes, Chu Tianming suddenly found him.
As soon as they met, the other party looked embarrassed and hesitated to speak.
This familiar expression instantly made Xu Yizhou's heart alarm bells ring.
"Director, is the crew encountering any problems?"
"That's right."
Chu Tianming sighed and said slowly, "It's my fault. I wanted to make this movie great. Whether it was the props, the scenery, or the special effects, I wanted to do my best! I didn't want to disappoint you! I was only thinking about filming and had no idea about money. It wasn't until today that I realized there was a huge gap in the funding chain."
Xu Yizhou: "Didn't I give you five million before?"
"Yes, I used all the money you gave me on film preparation. But you also know that making a movie is very expensive. If you want to achieve the best results, you need a lot of investment."
He lowered his head and even covered his face and cried bitterly.
"I know I shouldn't have come to you. You've already helped the crew a lot, but I really can't help it. You don't want to see such a good movie like 'Swordsman' forced to shelve it, right?"
Xu Yizhou frowned, his expression somewhat hesitant, but he finally compromised and said:
"Well, actually I still have some money, but this money can only be used for filming the movie, not for anything else."
Chu Tianming's eyes suddenly lit up and he nodded quickly.
"I can guarantee that every investment I've received since I started filming 'The Swordsman' has been used entirely on the filming of the movie. I have deep feelings for this movie and I won't use a single cent for anything unrelated!"
Hearing this, Xu Yizhou breathed a sigh of relief.
"Okay, but my money is all in my financial management. I'll go see tomorrow if I can withdraw it for you."
"Okay, no problem!"
Chu Tianming nodded happily and looked at Xu Yizhou with gratitude.
"It is a blessing for us filmmakers to have an actor like you!"
Xu Yizhou felt a little embarrassed by his praise, discussed the investment details, and stood up to see him off.
As soon as Chu Tianming left, he took out his cell phone from his pocket, pressed the pause button on it, and then happily called Xiao He.
"Captain, Chu Tianming came to me again just now and said that there was a funding gap and asked me to add another million."
"You've been fooled?"
“I recorded it!”
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