Chapter 240

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Middle-aged people have it tough too. Actually, Weizhou Island is quite nice; whether it’s the scenery or other aspects, it’s no different from those tourist islands back home.

The only downside is that it lacks fame.

Development here in Guangxi has always been several steps behind; it’s far worse than the neighboring regions.

Now that a big director has finally taken an interest, if we can seize this, it’s not impossible to become a tourist hotspot in one fell swoop.

Qin Yu’s fame, even though he is just a small village chief, is like thunder to the ears...

The officials above have already spoken: we must keep Qin Yu here at all costs.

Compared to other places, we need Director Qin more.

“Director Qin, what do you think?”

“Village Chief~”

“Don’t call me Village Chief. If you want to be polite, just call me Brother Li.”

“Brother Li, everything else is fine, but I’m worried that the island residents won’t cooperate. You know how it is.”

“Once they arrive, it’s hard to relocate them. If something happens along the way, it won’t be good for you or me.”

“……”

“Don’t worry about that, Director Qin. I will arrange for the villagers to follow you. If anyone dares to cause trouble, I’ll finish them off.”

“This is a major event for the entire Weizhou Island. If there’s any bad apple who dares to ruin it, watch how I deal with them.”

“Director Qin, you can write this into the contract.”

Qin Yu stared at the village chief for a long time before speaking.

“Fine, I trust you, Brother Li. However, we need to renovate the island for filming. The crew will cover the costs, but I’ll have to trouble you to find the workers.”

“No problem, Director Qin. Do whatever you want. We have plenty of people.”

After explaining the requirements to the village chief, the guy immediately left with the blueprints and the workers to get busy.

Qin Yu couldn’t help but laugh. They say poor mountains and treacherous waters breed unruly people.

But this place is actually not bad. Qin Yu walked around, and the islanders seemed quite simple and honest.

There wasn’t any nonsense going on.

“Fatty, the press conference is the day after tomorrow. How are the talks with the sponsors going?”

As they walked, Qin Yu asked.

“There are quite a few people interested, but there are too many ads. Some of them are worried about whether you are… just trying to cash in.”

Fatty Zhou said sheepishly.

To be honest, when Qin Yu makes a movie, there is no shortage of sponsors wanting to cooperate.

But once they heard there were over twenty ads in the film, the brands started to hesitate. This is a joke, right?

What kind of movie needs over twenty ads?

If Qin Yu weren’t an internationally renowned director, they would have already run off.

Qin Yu could understand this.

“How about this: after the press conference the day after tomorrow, invite all the brands that want to sponsor.”

“I’ll treat them to a meal and let a few representatives look at the script.”

“Once someone takes the lead, I believe they will flock to it.”

“But remember, those who read it must sign a non-disclosure agreement.”

“Alright, I understand.”

“……”

“By the way, how are Master Kai and Zhang Yimou doing?” Qin Yu actually wanted to invite Third Master.

Third Master really wanted to come after reading the script.

But China Film Group wouldn’t allow it. Are you kidding? If something really happened, who would take the responsibility?

After thinking about it, Qin Yu decided to forget it.

It made sense; if something went wrong, he wouldn’t be able to explain it either.

Speaking of this, Fatty Zhou felt even more awkward. Qin Yu had been busy with the movie lately and didn’t know.

But he knew. He heard the two had been arguing about this for a long time.

They even almost came to blows.

“It should be Old Mouzi, since Master Kai is busy with his own movie.”

“That works too.”

Qin Yu was also planning to hook Old Mouzi. With 2014 approaching, Zhang Yimou and that big loudmouth Zhang Weiping were about to part ways.

When that time comes, he could bring Old Mouzi into Qinyun Culture.

The next day.

The venue, the crew, the actors, and Qin Yu were all ready.

Qin Yu seized the moment and posted a message on Weibo.

[Good morning, my dear silly netizens and beloved fans.]

[My new movie, The Truman Show, is all set. The opening press conference will be held on Weizhou Island tomorrow at 12:00 PM.]

[Thank you all for your support along the way. Thank you!]

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230: Actresses in the circle are cursing; Liu Yifei takes the blame; Yang Mi is dumbfounded; is Reba the female lead? She hit the jackpot.

As soon as the Weibo was posted, the netizens were stunned.

What?

It’s already prepared?

Did we miss something?

The netizens were still waiting for the paparazzi to sneak into the auditions.

And now Qin Yu announces it’s already prepared.

Director Qin, don’t you need actors for your movie?

Did you forget something?

“Damn, did I miss something? Brothers, has the audition for Director Qin’s new movie already passed?”

“Same question. I only slept a little longer these past few days; I couldn’t have gotten amnesia, right?”

“+1”

“+1”

“……”

“Amnesia my ass. I’ve been following Weibo the whole time, there hasn’t been a single piece of news. Qin Yu’s new movie didn’t even have auditions.”

“Me too. What’s going on? Director Qin, why aren’t you playing by the rules?”

“……”

“……”

The netizens were shocked; they had already gotten used to the routine of Qin Yu’s new movies.

They were still waiting to eat some melon.

To see which young starlet Master Qin was going to favor next.

They didn’t expect Qin Yu to skip such an exciting part.

“Tch, are you guys brain-dead? Many directors in the country don’t hold auditions, okay?”

“Once the director takes a liking to someone, they just book them directly. It’s the large-scale auditions like Qin Yu’s that are rare, okay?”

“……”

“Well said. Making a fuss over nothing, acting like you’ve never seen the world.”