Du Shuang, who acted alongside Wei Changfeng, took a completely different path.
She focuses intently on her acting, and once filming is over, she hides in her luxury RV and never speaks a word to anyone else.
Not to mention things like treating stunt doubles to meals or buying snacks for extras, Du Shuang would absolutely never do that.
However, we can't say Du Shuang is bad because of this, because she is very hardworking and not delicate at all when filming.
For example, the night shoot the day before yesterday started at 8 a.m. the day before and didn't finish until 9 a.m. the next day, a full 25 hours of filming! And they only rested for half a day before starting filming again at 3 p.m.
This workload would probably have led some big-name actors to go on strike long ago.
Xiao Hao felt a little resentful when he heard that Du Shuang's assistant was also complaining, because she couldn't go to her car to rest when Du Shuang was filming, and had to stay with her on set all night.
The assistant told Du Shuang, "Oh, Director Xu really knows how to make things difficult. I heard that Hollywood stars have legal contracts or something when they film movies. They only work eight hours a day, not even a minute more, because it's illegal! The company will sue them!"
Du Shuang glanced at her and said with a half-smile, "Xiao Na, then you should work hard, learn English well, and try to become an assistant to a big Hollywood star in the future."
Xiao Na sensed the hidden meaning in Du Shuang's words and quickly said, "Sister, that's not what I meant. I was just worried about you."
"Have you heard of Director Wong's movies from Hong Kong? It's common for a movie to take a year to shoot, and a TV series took three years to film. The actors are all bigger stars than your sister and me, and they all fight to get in. Has anyone complained?"
Assistant Xiaona quietly pouted behind her back: "Sorry, sis, I won't talk nonsense on set anymore."
Du Shuang turned around, patted her hand, and said gently, "That's right. We can talk about it behind closed doors when we get back to the company. It's not a bad thing to suffer when you're young. Just remember these two points."
Hearing these words, Xiao Hao couldn't help but admire Du Shuang. She certainly had the capital to succeed and the insight and ability to become a big star.
Half a month after Wei Changfeng joined the crew, he learned why the female lead, who had already been cast as the famous actress Shi Xinxin, was changed to Du Shuang.
Shi Xinxin was involved in a tax scandal and initially tried everything to suppress the media coverage, but she was unsuccessful.
Although Director Xu's people are in Hong Kong, they have worked in the industry for over thirty years and have extensive connections.
He had heard rumors before the tax scandal was even revealed. Casting such an actor as the lead could mean the entire investment in a film would be wasted.
Replacing the female lead at the last minute is practically an emergency risk mitigation measure.
Director Xu and his assistant were glad that they had only made a verbal promise to Shi Xinxin and her agency and had not put the cooperation on paper, otherwise the subsequent termination of the contract might have involved a series of troubles.
Zhao Hui also heard the news two days before it was exposed and had spoken with Wei Changfeng about it by phone.
Because he had other artists under his wing to manage, he couldn't stay with Wei Changfeng on set for an extended period, so it was Xiao Hao who stayed with him in Hengdian.
Zhao Hui was fortunate that Director Xu was indeed experienced and shrewd. If he had chosen Shi Xinxin back then, not only would the investors be furious, but the actors who worked with him would also be in trouble.
If a minor supporting character has a problem, you can use face-swapping technology or simply delete her part of the story and re-edit it. But if the main character has a problem, the entire production team would probably collapse.
"Brother, has the company been handling my tax issues properly?" Wei Changfeng specifically instructed his agent.
After all, in this extremely high-income circle, the personal income tax rate is as high as 45% or more, so there are quite a few people who take various measures to "legally avoid taxes".
"Don't worry, our boss comes from a regular military background. He wouldn't and wouldn't dare to do anything underhanded in this regard. He knows the stakes."
Wei Changfeng thought about it and agreed. Although boss Wu Fei was sometimes a bit cunning, given that he established the principle of "discipline is king" for an entertainment agency, he wouldn't be too outrageous in other aspects.
About ten years ago, many celebrities went to Khorgos, a county-level city in Xinjiang near the China-Kazakhstan border, to register and set up film and television companies because the local government introduced a number of tax incentives and exemptions.
The boss, Wu Fei, used to be a follower of trends, but after going around to investigate, he gave up.
At that time, Khorgos City had a population of only 60,000 to 70,000, which included more than 30,000 members of the Production and Construction Corps, so the permanent resident population was only more than 30,000.
This small city at its peak had over ten thousand registered companies, including a large number of film and television companies. It was common to see dozens of shell companies registered at a single office address.
As a businessman, Wu Fei naturally prioritizes profit. With five years of complete exemption from corporate income tax, no one would be unmoved.
But he also knew that the greater the drive for profit, the easier it was to backfire. Because human greed can expand infinitely, and eventually it wouldn't just be about enjoying tax breaks, but about using every means to commit tax fraud.
So after much hesitation, he cancelled his plan to register a new film and entertainment company in the area.
Sure enough, a few years later, following a series of tax evasion scandals involving several heavyweight figures in the entertainment industry, hundreds of film and television companies in Horgos City were deregistered overnight.
Even after successfully deregistering, many people remain anxious for a while, worried about potential tax audits.
Some of Wei Changfeng's friends also registered various companies there at the time, and were in a panic for a while after the storm broke out.
He was relatively simple-minded and didn't understand business matters, so he rarely got involved.
Aside from investing in one or two real estate projects, I was also stuck with a bankrupt cultural tourism town project and invested in a friend's restaurant. I haven't participated in any other commercial projects.
He believes in the saying: "Professionals should do professional things, and those who don't understand should stay out of things they don't know."
Now that I've finally been admitted to one of the best performing arts schools in the country, and after four years of careful training from my teachers, I'm able to do the work I love, so of course I'm going to put all my energy into it.
This is one of the reasons why he was able to stand out from many excellent young actors, because he really puts his heart into studying each role and each script.
Director Xu's crew is full of big names, and soon after arriving in Hengdian, they quickly attracted the attention of fans from all walks of life.
Fans of Wei Changfeng from several nearby cities began organizing visits to the set, and even fans from other provinces gradually became restless.
Their "brother" has been resting for two or three months since his public appearance in France in early January. Although he posted some information online during this period, he has had no offline activities, and the fans miss him terribly since they can't see him.
Fans continued to arrive at the filming location in Hengdian, which wasn't a big deal. What was more annoying was the presence of paparazzi.
Director Xu had to increase the number of security guards and crew members for perimeter control. This was because the character designs and basic plot details couldn't be revealed too early, as it would cause the audience to lose interest.
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