Chapter 341

"Oh, by the way, we invited several experts from the Military Museum."

"They will be responsible for reviewing weapons and equipment to avoid major oversights."

"Also, this filming will surely involve plenty of explosion scenes, right?"

"And there should be some temporary structures that need to be built, right?"

"We've already assigned an engineering battalion specifically for these tasks."

"There will be absolutely no slip-ups!"

"Also, we've studied the script and figured you'll need quite a few cavalrymen, right?"

"We coordinated with the Northern Theater Command and borrowed two cavalry companies from them."

"They'll serve as cavalry extras and also act as the crew's equestrian instructors."

"But our army's cavalry is too limited to provide all of them..."

"Enough!" Su Meng leapt to his feet and gripped Liu Ruiming's hand tightly.

"Comrade Liu, the military's support for our production is truly overwhelming!"

"If I don't make this film well, I'll be a traitor to history!"

"How about... you talk to your superiors and send fewer people?"

"You're sending so many people... I really don't know how to repay you!"

Liu Ruiming shook his hand and chuckled.

"Director Su, you're too modest."

"Just make this film well and recreate that heroic and moving history—that's the greatest reward we could ask for!"

"Besides, deploying so many personnel is essentially just another kind of military exercise."

Military exercise?

Su Meng was stunned again.

It's just filming a movie—how did it become connected to a military exercise?

Liu Ruiming chuckled.

"Though the battlefield is staged, it's still a simulated conflict between the Eastern and Northern Theater Commands—naturally, it counts as a combat exercise."

"And moving so many personnel thousands of miles to film is also a form of relocation training."

"During filming, you'll have to camp outdoors anyway—consider it field training."

"Since it's warfare, there will inevitably be injuries—medical support must be in place, right?"

"And with thousands of people eating and feeding horses, logistics will also be put to the test..."

"Wait, wait!" Su Meng snapped back to attention and interrupted him.

"You said logistics is also a training opportunity—do you mean... do you mean..."

A bizarre thought suddenly flashed through his mind.

Liu Ruiming glanced at him oddly, then nodded.

"Of course—these thousands of people need to eat, don't they?"

"Food precedes troop movement."

"Just the kitchen units alone will need to bring over a dozen..."

My god... Su Meng couldn't hold back—he plopped down hard into his chair.

I just said Yingshi only needed to provide meals.

And now you're actually bringing your own rations to work?

No, no—let me think this through properly.

I originally just got angry that someone was defiling the heroes' image, so I wanted to make a film called 'Sword of Light.'

But now... it's drawn in three major theater commands?

They've turned my film into a military exercise?

I just wanted to be a director—why does it feel like I'm directing a military exercise?

Hmm... come to think of it, Feilu has a military novel where the protagonist is assigned to direct military exercises in the army.

It's called something like 'You Were Made a Director, So You Go to the Army to Direct Military Exercises?'

Seems pretty good...

Su Meng's head buzzed, thoughts have already drifted somewhere far away.

"What do we do? We can't spend this hundred million!"

Duan Duan Jiangping looked utterly despondent.

"In the past, we always worried about not having enough budget."

"But now? I'm worried I have too much!"

"Based on the current situation, I did a rough calculation."

"If Su Meng spends two million, I'll call you a wastrel!"

Qin Jie also looked troubled, shaking her head and sighing.

"I used to complain about not having enough money—but now I'm complaining I have too much."

"Sigh... I've finally become the very person I hated most..."

Bai Xiao Ling, however, didn't care—she just smiled.

"It's not a big deal—we just need to film well."

"The military leaders aren't fools."

"Since they did this, there must be a reason."

"Just as they said, this counts as an unconventional training session."

"And haven't you noticed?"

"After Shi Shi Dazhi and the others fought Su Meng and read the script, the entire team's spirit has changed."

"For the participating troops, this production is also a rare baptism."

Su Meng had also calmed down considerably by now.

"Bai Xiao Ling is right."

"They made their stance clear from the start: they are here to be extras and will not interfere with our filming."

"We should just proceed normally."

"As for you complaining about having too much money... isn't spending it easy?"

"Just make sure the Boss and Qin Jie don't feel bad about it when the time comes."

"But to be honest, it's a bit of a hassle. At first, I really just wanted to film a TV series."

"I really didn't want to command thousands of soldiers and direct a military exercise."

"Sigh..."

He shook his head, his face full of melancholy.

This expression instantly made the others feel an urge to beat him up.

On the internet, everything had completely fallen into chaos.

After Su Meng blasted the Spring Festival Gala, CCTV has already remained completely silent.

But strangely, Su Meng, who had always been very active online, suddenly vanished without a trace.

There were already many rumors online.

Some said he had been frozen by Star Sea Entertainment.

Others claimed CCTV has already secretly taken action to blacklist him.

Some even used their imagination wildly, saying Su Meng had a mental breakdown and went to a psychiatric hospital for treatment.

Such things went on and on, endless in variety.

To many in the entertainment industry, the matter was actually simple.

Why isn't he speaking up?

Isn't it because he's scared?