The weather was perfect during their time in the deep valley. Under the bright autumn sun, the filming progress accelerated. After several months of filming, the main cast members' acting skills matured, which was something Fang Yang was satisfied with.
These talents are worth cultivating if they can continuously improve. The company has no shortage of resources. The problem is that these people are not ambitious or have limited talent. If that's the case, the company will have to keep looking for talent from outside for so many film and television productions in the future, which would be a loss!
Ten days later, the crew, having finished filming early, shared a wrap party before going their separate ways. After nearly four months of filming, the entire crew was exhausted, and now that they heard filming was over, they were all eager to go home.
After instructing Mo Zhen to bring the raw data back to the company, Fang Yang drove alone to Xihu City. This time, Fang Yang did not plan to visit Ouyang Ming. He had been busy with official business earlier, and it would be improper to visit him now. Moreover, as the number one official in the municipal party committee, Ouyang Ming's schedule was packed every day. It would be inappropriate for Fang Yang to suddenly barge in like this!
Driving into the company's rented temporary base, which also served as the headquarters, Zhou Kai, covered in dirt, came in from outside and was fanning himself with his helmet. When he saw Fang Yang get out of the car, he was taken aback and asked, "Xiao Yang, what brings you here today?"
"The filming is finished, so I came to check on you. Uncle Zhou, what happened to you?"
Zhou Kai waved his safety helmet. "It's nothing. A batch of fire-fighting materials just arrived, and the workers were too busy to handle it all, so I went to help unload the goods. I just finished unloading and came back to wash up. It's almost time for dinner."
Fang Yang looked at Zhou Kai's tanned face and said, "Uncle Zhou, you should be careful. You're already fifty years old. You should do less physical labor. If you hurt your back, it won't be a good thing."
As Zhou Kai led Fang Yang into the building, he said nonchalantly, "It's not a big deal. The fire equipment isn't very heavy. It's a good opportunity to get some exercise. Haven't you noticed how much better I feel since I got here? It's all thanks to the regular exercise I do."
Fang Yang walked behind, pulling his suitcase. "I didn't notice anything else, but now that people say you're from Africa, I'm the first to agree."
Back on the top floor, Zhou Kai led Fang Yang to the room. After Fang Yang took out his key and opened the door, he said, "You rest for a bit. I'm going back to take a shower and change my clothes. Your cousin is building a base here, right? Let's invite him over for lunch to celebrate."
Fang Yang pulled his suitcase into the room and saw that Zhou Kai had already turned and walked to the next room. He replied, "Okay, Uncle Zhou, you take a shower first. I'll call my brother and tell him to come over as soon as possible."
Fang Hai arrived faster than expected. Zhou Kai hadn't even arrived yet, but Fang Hai was already knocking on the door. This speed surprised Fang Yang. "Where did you come from? That's fast! It hasn't even been half an hour, has it?"
Fang Hai, smelling of sweat, squeezed in. "Just came from the camp? I'll take a shower first. I've been busy all morning, and I came over as soon as I got your call."
"Coming from the camp?" Fang Yang scratched his head. It seemed like it would take half an hour to get here from the construction site entrance, let alone from the camp. With the road conditions, it would be good if it took an hour to get here. What kind of car did he drive? Did he fly here?
But when Fang Hai slammed the bathroom door shut, Fang Yang swallowed the words that were about to come out. He decided to ask later; Fang Hai had already gone to take a shower, so there was no rush.
Coming to his senses, Fang Yang suddenly remembered that Fang Hai hadn't taken anything before going to take a shower, and there didn't seem to be any clean clothes in the bathroom.
"Brother, where are your spare clothes? Tell me where you live, and I'll go get them for you now."
"I live in the small bedroom of this room, and I usually hang my clothes in the bathroom."
Fang Hai shouted back from inside, and then they heard the sound of running water and Fang Hai humming a tuneless wolf howl, no one knew what kind of weird song he was singing.
Fang Yang shook his head. This cousin of his was good at everything, except for singing. Other people sing for money, but he sings for his life. And he doesn't even realize it. He thinks he sings very well and likes to sing a few lines whenever he has nothing to do, to show off his manly spirit.
After plugging in the power and starting to boil water for tea, Fang Yang took out his laptop from his computer bag and began to review the movie script. During his few days in the secluded valley, Fang Yang had written the movie script he needed to prepare for his trip to Beijing during the Spring Festival. He would take it out from time to time to polish it, striving to make the script the best it could be.
Less than five minutes later, Fang Yang had just finished brewing a pot of hot tea when Fang Hai came out after taking a shower. He wrapped himself in a bath towel and gulped down the cup of hot tea that Fang Yang had just brewed. However, he did not expect that the tea was too hot and he spat it out as soon as he put it in his mouth.
"Xiao Yang, this tea is so hot, didn't you even say so? Can you check if my tongue is blistered?"
Fang Yang ignored him. At his age, he was still so reckless. He had only been inside for a few minutes; it was no wonder the tea he brewed was scalding hot.
After pouring two more cups of tea, Fang Yang heard a knock at the door. He raised his head and said to Fang Hai, "It's probably Uncle Zhou. Could you go open the door?"
He picked up a small cup, poured himself another cup of tea, and looked up to see Zhou Kai. "Uncle Zhou, have some tea first, sit down for a bit. There's no rush to eat, we still have plenty of time."
Zhou Kai didn't stand on ceremony and sat down next to Fang Yang. He took the tea Fang Yang handed him and took a small sip. "Last month, when we saw you win several awards, everyone was happy for you. We heard you were going to set up a security department, so we've been busy with that lately. We only got the license yesterday. You know, this thing is really hard to get. If it weren't for Ouyang Ming's help, we probably wouldn't have been able to get it done."
Fang Yang didn't understand the program, but he felt it shouldn't be too difficult. Why did it become difficult for Zhou Kai?
Seeing Fang Yang's confusion, Zhou Kai explained: "The difficulty in setting up a security company mainly lies in the fact that the application process is a pre-approval process. All the necessary conditions must be prepared in advance, including the configuration of the required personnel, office space, capital injection, and the purchase and installation of equipment before it can be submitted. Only after the review is approved can the license be issued. Normally, it would take forever to complete the application."
Fang Yang clicked his tongue in surprise, "So complicated? I thought it would be a very simple matter. Brother, now that the license is issued, how's your staffing?"
Fang Hai grinned and said, "Ten people have arrived in the past few days. We are building the camp according to the military's training grounds. Uncle Zhou has also sent enough construction workers to assist us. At the current pace, we should be able to complete the basic training grounds before the Spring Festival."
Fang Yang breathed a sigh of relief. "Brother, you have to keep a close eye on it. It has to be built according to the military training grounds. I'm planning to film a movie there. If it doesn't meet the requirements, it'll be a real problem. Filming movies at the military base isn't easy."
Fang Hai patted his chest loudly, "Don't worry, I've been in the army for so many years, I could build all the training grounds with my eyes closed. It's just that I can't handle the guns. The security company's level is too low, they can't even get a pistol!"
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