Chapter 174: At the Wrap Party

At the wrap party, Jackie Chan, holding a wine glass, swayed over to Xiang Fei, threw an arm around his shoulder, and said, "Ah Fei! Thank you!"

Xiang Fei raised an eyebrow: "Thank me for what?"

"Thank you for letting me have such a blast acting!" Jackie Chan laughed heartily. "Originally, I only had fifteen minutes of screen time, but I ended up living until the very end!"

Wang Zhiwen happened to walk over, heard this, and couldn't help but interject: "Brother Long, did you 'live' until the end? You were clearly bitten to death by a shark."

Jackie Chan widened his eyes: "That's called a heroic sacrifice!"

Xiang Fei shook his head helplessly: "In the original script, you were supposed to kick the bucket in the third act, but you kept pestering me to change the scenes every day, saying, 'The audience definitely wants to see me fight the shark longer.'"

Jackie Chan spoke with righteous indignation: "Isn't that true?"

Wang Zhiwen took a sip of red wine and said slowly: "I originally thought about finishing filming in two months and leaving, but the more we filmed, the more interesting I found this movie."

Xiang Fei smiled: "So you asked to concentrate the filming of your scenes in your next movie?"

Wang Zhiwen nodded: "I told Guo Baochang, 'Old Guo, I need to stay a few more days in 'Megalodon', can you squeeze your scenes together?'"

Jackie Chan asked curiously: "What did he say?"

Wang Zhiwen imitated Guo Baochang's tone: "'Sure, after all, the Liu Lu you're playing is also an old shark; in any case, you're both vicious characters!'"

The three burst into laughter immediately, causing the surrounding actors to turn their heads.

"Come on, come on, time for photos!" the photographer shouted.

Xiang Fei stood in the middle, with Jackie Chan on his left, arm around his shoulder, and Wang Zhiwen on his right, holding a wine glass. Jia Jingwen and Zhou Xun squatted in front making funny faces, while Wang Qianyuan stood in the back row, grinning foolishly.

"Long live the shark!" everyone shouted in unison.

The moment the flash went off, Jackie Chan suddenly jumped up and mimicked being bitten by a shark, making everyone laugh.

After the banquet ended, Xiang Fei returned to the company and found that the special effects director, Zhang Hong, was still working overtime.

"Haven't you left yet?" Xiang Fei asked.

Zhang Hong, with two dark circles under his eyes, said: "President Xiang, the volume of special effects in this film is too huge; just the modeling of the shark's teeth alone..."

Xiang Fei cut him off: "Starting today, the special effects team's salary will be tripled."

The coffee cup in Zhang Hong's hand fell to the ground with a "clatter": "H-how much?"

"Triple," Xiang Fei repeated. "But I want to see the finished film within one month."

Zhang Hong immediately took out his phone: "Hello? Wife! I'm not coming home tonight! Yes, bring my quilt to the company!"

In the parking lot, Zhou Xun stopped Xiang Fei: "President Xiang, thank you for giving me this opportunity."

Xiang Fei nodded: "You acted very well."

Zhou Xun hesitated for a moment: "Um... can I be resurrected in the sequel?"

Xiang Fei held back a laugh: "You were completely digested by the shark; how can you be resurrected?"

Zhou Xun's eyes lit up: "A clone! Or a twin sister! Or else play a mysterious creature surviving inside the shark's stomach..."

Xiang Fei rubbed his forehead: "... I'll think about it."

Before leaving, Jackie Chan mysteriously handed Xiang Fei a USB drive: "Inside is the sequel's action sequence I designed; take a look first."

Wang Zhiwen bowed respectfully to Xiang Fei: "Next time there's a role like this, call me."

Jia Jingwen and Wang Qianyuan bowed together: "Thank you, President Xiang, for your cultivation!"

Xiang Fei stood at the company entrance, watching the backs of the crowd as they left, and let out a long sigh of relief.

Zhang Hong suddenly popped up from behind: "President Xiang, about that salary tripling..."

Xiang Fei didn't even turn his head: "Start counting from tomorrow."

Zhang Hong wailed: "So does our overtime tonight count as volunteer labor?!"

Xiang Fei finally smiled: "I was kidding; it starts counting from midnight tonight."