Chapter 122 Doomsday Red Building

Coincidentally, these days, a TBB location crew was also shooting outside near Jiancheng Studios.

During the halftime break, the leader of the location team planned to take a look at their popular young actress: Huang Hanxiu is highly appreciated by the upper management and has a noble status. Although she is loaned out now, she will have to come back to film a TV series after finishing the movie, so she must not be bullied outside.

Unlike Ah Le, a young man who boasts that he has read all the erotic films but is actually more serious about theory than practice, the leader of the location team is a veteran who used to work at Zhao's Film Studio and retired to the TV station when he got older. As soon as he heard the dialogue, he immediately found something wrong.

So he went back to report to his superiors as soon as he had gathered his troops.

Upon hearing the news, the manager of the Artist Department was very anxious: Huang Hanxiu is one of the young actresses that their TV station is going to promote next. If she is deceived into filming a pornographic movie, her image as a pure girl will be immediately destroyed. How can she still film a TBB TV series whose main audience is middle-aged women?

Therefore, the Artist Department called Huang Hanxiu over to ask her, saying that the film might affect her image: "You have only filmed for a few days. Can you make some sacrifices and stop filming and not take the pay?"

Huang Hanxiu also felt that the dialogues during the filming these days were a bit weird and explicit, so she immediately nodded and agreed to the Artist Department's questions, and prepared to negotiate with the crew through their connections to inform them of her resignation.

Unexpectedly, when she followed the people from the Artist Department over, she saw the director named Jin Xin holding up the script and scolding the other two leading actors with an angry look on his face.

"What?! You don't want to act anymore? You all have signed contracts in black and white. If you don't act, you have to pay the money!"

"No money?! Okay, one way is to meet in court. Another way is to ask some friends to open a temple and ask Brother Guan to judge the case. You can choose the right path!"

Such loud and vicious curses of both black and white are truly worthy of the four "gold" characters in his name.

"And you, Chen Weiying, why are you being so shy? Last year, you were so bold in filming Zhao's movie that you exposed not only three points but also your hair. Now I ask you to take off a few clothes and you say you don't want to?!" Director Jin's scolding became more and more unpleasant.

Chen Weiying was stunned at once, tears streaming down her face like beads: "I, I..."

Previously, she accepted the invitation of the Category III film director Lu Qi to film Zhao's "Rich Man, Famous Woman, and Star Mom". The reason was that the main point described in this movie was not love or sex scenes, but it was a metaphor for the chaotic inside story of the entertainment industry, such as those greedy star moms selling their daughters for money, unscrupulous directors cheating for money and sex, as well as the corruption of the upper class. That's why she threw off her shame and acted nude for the needs of the plot.

The reason why she took this role was not only because she wanted to change her image, but also because she was very interested in the theme of Dream of the Red Chamber.

But this film, which is titled Dream of the Red Chamber, twists a good story into a whirlpool of love and sex. The nude scenes are not for the needs of the plot, but are used as a gimmick to attract those perverted audiences to come to the theater...

"That's enough! Don't go too far!" Unable to bear Director Jin's insults against Chen Weiying, Zhang Querong stepped forward to block it.

"You young man, stop playing the hero here. You've already taken off your clothes, and you're planning to put them back on?!" Director Jin sighed, his words were extremely harsh, "Once a chicken, always a chicken. Do you still think you're a dish? You're worse than sewage!"

Seeing Chen Weiying's face covered with tears and unable to speak after being scolded, not only Zhang Querong, but also several supporting actors who were also deceived became angry. They rolled up their sleeves and started fighting with the staff who were protecting the director.

Huang Hanxiu was disgusted by the director and screenwriter's shamelessness and dirty words, and quickly expressed her wish to the artist staff who followed her: "Please help me quit this play as soon as possible, I dare not stay in this crew anymore!"

Needless to say, this dispute between the actors and the crew made the front page of the newspaper the next day.

Shocked by the news that the three leading actors wanted to quit, Wu Shiyuan, who was only listed as a nominal actor, and his wife hurriedly began negotiations with TBB: Huang Hanxiu, as the female lead, had already filmed for several days. If she quit now and had to be replaced at the last minute, it would not only delay the set design, but also increase the filming costs and time. Their crew would face great losses.

This was the reason also explained by the couple and the person from Liying who came to negotiate on Zhang Querong's behalf.

Of course, if I really want to resign, it's not impossible - the breach of contract fee is one million, not a penny less!

Such a huge amount is beyond the reach of the popular young actress Huang Hanxiu. It is also an astronomical figure for newcomers like Zhang Querong and Chen Weiying who have just emerged and whose highest pay has not even reached 10,000 yuan.

The lion opened its mouth like this, and all the parties involved in the negotiation were shocked. They felt as disgusted as if they had eaten a big fly while eating an expensive meal. But they were reluctant to just give up.

Since Zhao Films has been busy allocating funds to invest in Hollywood-level film productions recently, the first party to compromise was TBB.

After two days of negotiations, TBB finally said that Huang Hanxiu could continue filming, but after the film was finished, it had to be reviewed by their company. If their people thought there was something inappropriate after watching it, TBB had the right to delete it.

Wu Shiyuan and his wife agreed to this request and explained: "When the plot requires the heroine to have exposed shots, we will arrange a stand-in."

Huang Hanxiu, who had never filmed an exposed scene before, felt extremely aggrieved when she heard the ending: movies can be processed and edited, and if a stand-in was used in the editing, as an actor she would have no idea how many scenes were replaced.

But even if she were to take over, the only one who would be laughed at and fantasized by the audience rushing towards these cameras would be her, the original owner.

However, compared to Zhang Querong and Chen Weiying, who had no power, no influence, no money and were not valued by their own TV stations, she at least had a stand-in - while the other two had to shoot in person, otherwise they would be secretly intimidated and threatened by the director's "friends".

Huang Hanxiu glanced at the burly men who were walking around with long newspaper packages and smiled sarcastically in her heart: What friends? They are actually members of gangs who were specially hired to intimidate these deceived artists and make them behave.

Because of this round of stalemate, the explicit scenes have not been filmed yet, but some unimportant minor scenes have been moved forward. In the words of Director Jin: He is such a considerate person, and he has given you, the shy leading actors, a few more days to get to know each other...

After hearing such shameless words and actions from Ah Le who visited the set again, Chen Baiyang was extremely furious.

Seeing this, his agent Tan Guoxi held him down and said, "What are you thinking?! He's already full of ants, and you still want to get close to him? Do you think you've done too well?"

"But..." Chen Boyang was extremely anxious, thinking hard about how to help his friend out of trouble.

"Don't but, practice your song well. Lesley, this young man can't afford to lose money. This can only be regarded as a lesson in the future. Who made him so eager to get to the top? Otherwise, he wouldn't be sold like a pig by others!" Tan Guoxi advised.

The so-called "selling piglets" means being sold or cheated. In the old days, many poor young people were forced or deceived by life or others. As soon as they signed the work contract, they were loaded on ships and shipped abroad to do hard labor like pigs. Many people died in a foreign land, which was even more miserable than selling themselves. Therefore, it gradually evolved into a colloquialism in the Cantonese area.

Afraid that Chen Boyan would insist on joining in and drag him down for the sake of brotherhood, Tan Guoxi tried to persuade him again and again, almost locking him up in the dark room again.

Chen Boyang was silent for a long time, and finally raised his head slowly: "I sang an English song with Lesley before, and he also had a part in that song..."

Hearing this, Tan Guoxi's heart skipped a beat: Oh no, he was so focused on persuading his artists to mind their own business that he forgot this!

If they ignore Zhang Querong this time, then it will be difficult for them to get the English song that Mary Sue originally sang duet.

Thinking of this, Tan Guoxi gritted his teeth and said, "I'll go and ask my friends to help. Danny, you have Marie Sue's phone number, right?"

"She's working in Japan now, but I can go to her house and call her. Her home phone can make overseas calls." Chen Baiyang quickly replied.

A phone call flew across the vast ocean and thousands of miles. Upon hearing the news, Su Yun immediately informed Nintendo as quickly as possible, and then hurriedly took a plane back to Hong Kong.

She knew the darkness of the entertainment industry, but such deception and oppression were really too abominable!

After seizing every minute to come up with a response strategy on the plane, Su Yun went home to pack up, and then went straight to Lu Shaolong's house.

In the final analysis, the reason why this crew is so arrogant, apart from having some capital, is because of the community they rely on behind them.

She has plenty of money, but her qualifications are not enough to shake the gang members who have entered the entertainment industry to collect and launder money. Only by seeking the help of her master who has a superior status in the underworld can she be qualified to sit down and negotiate with these people.

When Su Yun was led into the living room by Master's wife Lian Da, she saw two slender figures surrounding Lu Shaolong's wheelchair and asking about his well-being.

She was very familiar with both of them: one was Miao Kexiu, who had worked with Lu Shaolong many times, and the other was Ding Beidi, whose features looked much calmer than before.

In fact, she still owed Ding Beidi a thank you: when Taiwan asked her to go there to await processing, Ding Beidi, who was born in Taiwan, used a lot of connections in private to intercede for her.

It was thanks to Ding Betty's relatives and connections that she was able to attract some people who did not speak for her on the surface but secretly pushed for the matter to be resolved in a small way. Otherwise, she would have been banned for more than three years.

After sincerely thanking Ding Beidi, Ding Beidi felt a little embarrassed: "I can't do anything about it. I just don't want you to be banned completely."

She couldn't say she was completely sincere towards Su Yun, but at least she had some empathy and gratitude for the past: in addition to the fact that Su Yun was Lu Shaolong's direct disciple and had always been trying to inherit her master's aspirations and develop kung fu, it was also because of Su Yun's actions back then that she avoided the stigma of killing Lu Shaolong.

"Why did you come back in such a hurry this time? Is there something wrong?" Lu Shaolong asked with concern.

So Su Yun explained to them the reason for her return.

"How can this be! These people are so abominable!" After hearing Su Yun's reason, the first person to get angry was the seemingly gentle Miao Kexiu, "I was also deceived by such means before, and I didn't expect these people to become more and more rampant!"

Even though she was Lu Shaolong's standard screen partner and Jiahe's top actress, Miao Kexiu, known as the "Jiahe Princess", was still tricked into filming revealing scenes in the same way. This time, she encountered almost the same trick as that year, which must have made her so angry that she lost her image.

But at that time, Jiahe and Lu Shaolong did not have the strength and status to fight against the society. After some negotiations, Miao Kexiu had no choice but to use a stand-in to complete the filming.

"You want me to help 'mediate' it?" Lu Shaolong immediately understood what Su Yun meant.

"But that society has always valued money over people. Unless we can help them get more money, it will be difficult to negotiate." Ding Beiti, who has a deep understanding of the society's relations, thought for a moment and began to explain.

Is Su Yun going to spend a huge sum of money to buy this movie to save her friend?

Su Yun shook her head: "Mediation is necessary, but I don't plan to spend much money. I just plan to help them change the script to a different type - as long as they can earn more money than the original script, I believe they will agree."

As he spoke, Su Yun handed over a draft script in his hand.

Lian Da took it and flipped it open, intending to show it to Lu Shaolong, who was still having difficulty moving.

Although they were very curious about how Su Yun could solve this problem, according to etiquette, Miao Kexiu and Ding Beidi could not just go over and read the script out of curiosity.

However, accidents sometimes come unexpectedly. Su Yun was in too much of a hurry to finish the draft, and those photos of ancient costume zombie models that were modified on the spot were randomly inserted into the first page of the draft. When Lian Da, who was unaware of the inside story, opened it, the photos fell down.

"Ah!" The horrific scene of a hideous face falling to the ground face up, immediately frightened Miao Kexiu and Ding Beidi who were not mentally prepared beside them and screamed at the same time.

"'The Last Red Mansion'? A horror-themed film based on the Red Mansion?!"

Lu Shaolong was not scared by the modeling photos, but was surprised by Su Yun's bizarre subject matter.