"Dream Travelers" is already in the middle of filming.
Although it is a huge investment, many aspects are mainly based on special effects and do not require high acting skills.
In short, as long as you can pass it, it's fine.
Shen Lianjie has recently become addicted to smoking. He smokes one or two packs a day. His face is covered with stubble, making him look much older.
It is hard to imagine that within a month or so, Shen Lianjie has gradually transformed from a young handsome man in a suit to a middle-aged uncle...
He is under a lot of pressure!
After being beaten up several times by Lu Yuan, he was no longer the man who thought he was invincible with huge investment.
Similarly, that confidence completely disappeared when I was filming "Capital City".
In fact, although the filming speed of "Dream Travelers" was not slow, it was not easy to shoot, especially the big-name Hollywood actor Catherine in the crew was particularly difficult to manage. Because of her status, she exceeded the essence of an actor several times and forced herself to add more scenes. Similarly, Liu Kai, one of the protagonists of the internationally renowned movie star movie, was also the same as Catherine.
The director should be authoritative.
However, when encountering a really powerful big name, and Shen Lianjie's lack of experience and inability to control the director, it leads to a feeling that the director's status in the crew is really not that important.
If it were in the past, Shen Lianjie would tell anyone who didn't listen to him to get out without saying a word.
But now…
He dared not.
Is it possible for you to offend famous Hollywood actresses?
Is it possible for me to offend Liu Kai?
No, I can’t afford to offend any of them.
Not only could he not offend her, he also had to serve her carefully.
He has no choice.
This movie is his only last chance to take off. If he can't grasp this opportunity, he might as well go back to his hometown and deliver food...
Still a chicken director!
So, he was worried.
Since he became a director, he has never encountered such a frustrating thing.
So, what can he do?
Not at all...
During the break, assistant Xiao Zhang slowly walked towards Shen Lianjie.
"Director Shen, you're looking for me?"
"Oh, by the way, how is the soundtrack for the movie going?"
"We have discussed it, but the music from the famous Hollywood master is quite expensive. It will cost five million dollars in total."
"Five million dollars? Wait, what did you say, nearly 40 million RMB?"
"Yes, it is impossible for the company to approve such a high price..."
"Hmm... I see. Then we can only look for people from China? There must be some talented people there..."
"Yes, I think so too."
"Well, go get busy then."
"Okay, by the way, Director Shen, there is one thing I don't know whether I should say or not..."
"What's the meaning?"
"The negative emotions among the crew members these days are very serious, especially the second male lead Shen Hui, who is not satisfied with his pay!"
"What? You're still not satisfied after being paid three million?"
"Yes! He hopes to increase his pay...his agent also wants the same..."
"He's crazy, he's Joaquin's man, how could he do this!"
"His...contract with the company has expired, and he has signed with Tianyu. Now he is negotiating with us as a partner..."
"He has signed a filming contract with us."
"Yes, but he started to act like a rogue. Although he was filming, he was obviously in a negative mood and was obviously just messing around... This doesn't count as a breach of contract. And, this isn't the worst part. The worst part is that the other supporting actors in the crew also unanimously want a pay raise. It's summer now, they feel hot, and they feel like they've done too much work..."
"Damn it! Are these people going to rebel?"
Shen Lianjie closed his eyes silently.
He couldn't help but swear.
The movie is already halfway through filming, and you suddenly say you want a pay increase. What do you mean?
After a long silence, he finally opened his eyes.
He thought of Lu Yuan.
Yes.
Even if Lu Yuan is the heroine, her pay won't be very high, right?
"What's going on with Lu Yuan's crew? Are they also asking for a pay increase?"
"No...I didn't hear any noise at all."
"That's right. Lu Yuan only uses a bunch of college students and extras. Even if they want to make trouble, they can't. The only big star in the crew is An Xiao, who has received more than 100 million in sponsorship fees. Can Lu Yuan still treat An Xiao unfairly?" Looking out the window, Shen Lianjie felt a little tired.
For some reason, he increasingly found that he was no match for Lu Yuan.
It even seemed that Lu Yuan was completely defeated in every aspect.
"Director Shen..."
"What's up?"
"According to my investigation, An Xiao's salary should not exceed three million... The salaries of the other important supporting roles added up to less than one million... As for Lu Yihong, Fatty Wei and others, they were basically paid for nothing... Of course, Lu Yuan himself was not counted in the salary..."
“…”
"I now seriously doubt that all the film remuneration from Lu Yuan will not exceed five million..." Xiao Zhang looked at Shen Lianjie silently.
“…”
After hearing this, Shen Lianjie's heart slowly sank.
Even sank to the bottom.
No more than five million...
Damn it!
You are receiving 100 million yuan in sponsorship fees, why are you so stingy?
"Okay, you go down first..."
"Um."
Shen Lianjie sat in his office chair, feeling a deep sense of powerlessness in his heart. At this moment, he suddenly found that his crew was facing internal and external troubles.
foreign aggression……
Lu Yuan, the wild wolf, was baring his fangs, as if he was considering how to bite himself.
Internal troubles...
He now seriously suspected that someone was secretly doing something to him!
Otherwise there wouldn’t be so many things going on in the crew!
He rubbed his temple and lit another cigarette.
About half an hour later, Xiao Zhang suddenly ran into the house in a panic...
"Director Shen...something bad has happened..."
"What's wrong?"
"There's something wrong with the lunch boxes on the set. More than a dozen people got diarrhea after eating them... Liu Kai was one of them... Everyone seems to be very upset right now..."
"What!"
Shen Lianjie's face changed drastically!
…
The month of August has been quiet for Dream Traveler.
Although the popularity is still good, it has always been crushed by Lu Yuan's "A Chinese Odyssey".
In early September, when students were back to school, this "Dream Traveler" suddenly broke out in countless news.
The popularity of Lu Yuan's "A Chinese Odyssey" was completely suppressed. Not only was it suppressed, but its popularity was also pushed to second place.
undoubtedly……
If we look at it from the perspective of publicity, "Dream Traveler" is very successful!
After all, he suppressed Lu Yuan, suppressed everyone in the entertainment industry, and pushed the unlucky Chen Feng's love affair rumors out of the top ten...
Chen Feng almost cried when he saw that no one was paying attention to him.
However, when he saw the headline of "Dream Traveler", he instantly felt sympathy.
"Food poisoning has occurred in the Chinese-American co-production "Dream Traveler"! The food supplier has been controlled and the lunch boxes have been sent to the hospital for examination..."
“Katherine: This is an unstable crew and this is an incompetent director!”
"Liu Kai: Sorry, I just had my stomach pumped, and my stomach really hurts! I never eat boxed lunches, but yesterday I was really excited and wanted to try the boxed lunches provided by the crew, but I didn't expect... If the crew keeps providing such expired and low-quality boxed lunches, I really feel sorry for those extras and low-level actors..."
"yes!"
"I... in the crew, my pay is low, but I still do more work than others every day. Look here, here... even if we are just extras, we still have to respect human rights!"
"I won't take any more photos. Whoever wants to take photos can do so... My stomach hurts..."
“…”
“…”
The crew of "Dream Travelers" was a blast.
After hearing the news, Joaquin was ready to suppress it as soon as possible, but after Liu Kai and Catherine suddenly spoke out, it was impossible to suppress it!
The speeches of international stars naturally have endless appeal!
The entire crew has more than a thousand people.
In fact, it is not a big deal if only a dozen people had diarrhea after eating takeout. In fact, if it happened in the past, this matter would have been dealt with lightly and would not cause any waves.
But the bad luck is that among these ten people there is Liu Kai...
As Liu Kai got angry, the others seemed to be instigated by someone and all the negative emotions exploded.
"Food safety is a concern for a crew like this!"
“I think we should pay attention to the actors at the bottom, they are human beings too!”
"I agree..."
After seeing the news, Weibo celebrities from all walks of life immediately expressed their opinions.
With their joining, the popularity of Weibo exploded instantly.
Lu Yuan's popularity.
Well, his popularity was relegated to second place.
This time, all aspects were completely suppressed.
But……
Shen Lianjie didn't feel happy.
Instead, I started to feel anxious and worried.
If this matter is not handled properly, it will become a typical example.
…
"Boss Lu...something happened."
"What? What happened?"
"There were a lot of negative things happening on the set of Dream Travelers...it was all over the headlines!"
"Really? I'll go check the headlines..."
"Um."
Morning.
After hearing Wu Tingting's solemn expression, Lu Yuan silently opened the headlines and saw a series of news.
He was stunned.
Then I felt inexplicably relieved.
The lunch boxes that Shen Lianjie received were not sent by his family.
It's not a big problem with myself.
But then his heart skipped a beat.
There are several hot topics on the headlines about pay increase!
Yes!
Although "Dream Travelers" has nothing to do with me in any way, if the public opinion about the increase in pay becomes hyped up, then my low pay in "A Chinese Odyssey" will become a big problem, right?
And the work done by the employees in my crew...
It seems to be much more than "Dream Traveler".
"Wu Tingting, what's the mood like in our crew?"
"Emotions were running high, and everyone was cursing..."
"What!" Lu Yuan thought to himself, "I'll go to the crew first..."
Are you all scolding me?
How can this be possible?
Lu Yuan was shocked.
He left the house without listening to Wu Tingting.
Wu Tingting then followed Lu Yuan out.
It is totally impossible to say that there will be no impact this time. If it is not handled properly, something big might happen in the crew!
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