Chapter 222: Sister Furong

"You are Feng Chu?"

Seeing Lu Kuan sat in the director's chair smoking and checked his watch.

"I require all crew members to be on set by 2:30. Look at what time it is yourself?"

Feng Chu had drunk some alcohol at noon. Now his face was flushed, and he wanted to come up and hug Seeing Lu Kuan's shoulders with a mouthful of yellow teeth.

"Director Lu, I accompanied several leaders of the Shidu Tourism Zone for lunch at noon. After all, we are filming on their turf."

"Isn't it? I drank a few more cups, came late, hehe, come Director Lu, smoke this Little Panda of mine."

Feng Chu thought to himself that he was Dong Shuangqiang's brother-in-law after all, and you were his business partner, so you should give him some face!

Seeing Lu Kuan threw off his arm with an unpleasant expression: "If you have something to say, say it. You are a producer, not setting an example for the crew, what are you trying to get close to me for?"

"Director Lu! What do you mean by this?"

"I kindly handed you a cigarette, and I gave you enough face. Isn't it just being late for ten minutes? Is it worth it?"

Seeing Lu Kuan glanced at him indifferently and crushed the cigarette butt he had just smoked halfway on the sole of his shoe.

The actors were reading the script, none of them getting too close, just pricking up their ears to listen to the movement here.

Su Chang said to her best friend in fear: "Why is this person so scary when he gets angry..."

Liu Yifei was already used to his donkey temper and didn't even lift her eyelids while looking at the lines: "You'll know what scary is after filming for a few days. This is just the beginning."

Su Chang curled her lips, thinking, *Or should I just defect to the enemy? If I'm discovered being an inside agent, won't he play me to death? *

Seeing Lu Kuan spread the financial documents handed over by Xu Zheng on the director's table and circled several amounts with a red pen.

"What's going on with these numbers?"

"More than 30,000 for a white gauze casual dress for Lu Xueqi, and this is the quality?"

"And this sword, these horses."

Seeing Lu Kuan was furious looking at Feng Chu's drunken appearance, which would waste a few days of filming for nothing.

"Are you bringing me blood-sweating horses from the Western Regions? More than 100,000 each?"

Many field staff in the distance laughed out loud. They had arrived early to set the scene and had been here for half a month.

Not to mention paying several times the salary during the New Year, at least they should have provided food, drink, and heating for everyone, right?

Nothing!

What kind of producer is this? Just keeping the money so tight to stuff into his own pocket?

Feng Chu was also sobered by the shock, and fiercely glared at Xu Zheng with his triangular eyes. Relying on his brother-in-law's relationship, he hadn't put this second-tier actor in his eyes.

*What are you, daring to betray me? *

"Seeing Lu Kuan! Don't give me your 'damn this, damn that'. I'm more than ten years older than you. I'm the producer, you're the director, we are equals!"

He didn't dare to say he was older than the director. The Inquiry Realm, the producer of *Zhu Xian*, held a total of 77.5% share. He wasn't unaware of this.

It was just that he had been losing money gambling with his friends recently, so he begged his brother-in-law to find him a fat job to see if he could scrape a little and stuff a little.

"Alright, I won't talk nonsense with you. Get in your car and get out."

"Xu Zheng, you are the acting producer. Organize all the financial documents for costumes, makeup, and props for me. List those that are significantly higher than the market price and have no justifiable reason for backup."

"Yes! Director!"

Xu Zheng turned to find the crew's finance department, but was suddenly clamped by the big-sized Feng Chu.

"You dare?"

"Seeing Lu Kuan? Don't be shameless. This Tourism Satellite TV isn't your brother-in-law's. Where else can you find such a good thing?"

"You damn..."

Could Boss Lu tolerate this? He raised his foot and kicked him fiercely in the heart.

Before he could scream, A-Fei flashed over with incomparable speed, elbowed his fat face, and pressed Feng Chu firmly to the ground, unable to move.

"Ugh... Lu... I want to find my sister... let me go!"

Seeing Lu Kuan was too lazy to listen to his dog barking, stuffed the white dress he had just stepped on into Feng Chu's mouth, and dialed the phone.

"Hello? Lu? Haven't started filming yet? I didn't even have the heart to disturb you, hehe."

Dong Shuangqiang was "smiling" on the other end of the phone.

It had to be said that collaborating with this little Director Lu was truly pleasant. *Zhu Xian* had been hyped for more than a month and hadn't even started filming, yet advertisers were already coming to the door like pugs.

He hadn't stopped drinking since the New Year.

And that first week of auditions for *Super Girl*, the live broadcast popularity of the Beiping division of Tourism Satellite TV was explosive. There were many people calling for open viewer voting in the sub-divisions on Douban and the official Weibo of Tourism Satellite TV.

Especially on the first day of the sub-division, Liu Yifei participated in the commentary as a judge, and there were so many people that the green belt in front of the Inquiry Realm office building was almost flattened.

The thing he regretted most now was being too conservative and not daring to go all-in with Seeing Lu Kuan!

However, there was still next year, and many more years...

"Director Lu? President Lu?"

Dong Shuangqiang took the phone away from his ear in confusion and glanced at the screen.

That's right, it's connected.

"Your brother-in-law, should I send him away, or will you come to pick him up yourself?"

The whole scene was silent, only Feng Chu's struggling sounds. The actors knew that the person on the other end of the phone was the famous investor Dong Shuangqiang.

It was just that Director Lu's tone...

It didn't seem like the tone used with an investor of equal status!

Dong Shuangqiang's heart sank, secretly thinking that it must be his wife's idiot brother who ruined things, not knowing where he offended Seeing Lu Kuan.

"President Lu! Give me thirty minutes, I'll be there soon!"

On the set, the *beep-beep-beep* sound from the Nokia receiver was particularly harsh, and Feng Chu was like a dead pig without any movement.

He stared helplessly at Boss Lu, full of longing and despair.

He knew he was finished; this job was definitely not going to be kept.

Liu Yifei blocked her mouth with the script and whispered to her best friend about Seeing Lu Kuan's biological habits.

"See that? Never piss him off on two things, otherwise no one can help you."

Su Chang cast an inquiring look.

"First, don't fool around when he's filming a movie. Women are used as men, men are used as animals. If you should work, work; if you should put in effort, put in effort."

"Second, never think about touching his money... no one can fool him."

Fan Bingbing and Yu Feihong stood a little further away, shocked by his power, and said a little proudly: "Director Lu is majestic."

Yu Feihong suddenly remembered what he had said to her before: if you want to be a director, be a producer first. Once you are a producer, no one can fool you again.

"Men, they all want face. With so many beautiful girls, he has to show off, right?"

Fan Bingbing pursed her lips and smiled, her eyes drifting toward Liu Yifei and the other one in the southeast corner.

Boss Lu checked his watch. Wasting more than an hour for an idiot was simply a crime on a Hollywood set.

How much more money would he have to pay for an extra hour of work!

He ordered A-Fei: "When Dong Shuangqiang comes later, let him take the person away directly. I'm going to take the actors to rehearse and read, don't come in."

He glanced at the flushed Feng Chu again: "Get some water and pour it on his face, don't suffocate him."

Xu Zheng happened to walk over with the financial documents, carrying a full roll of files, about to report the details.

"You wait with A-Fei for Dong Shuangqiang to come. Tell him everything about Feng Chu deducting the crew's budget and lining his own pockets, just be truthful."

Xu Zheng straightened his expression: "Yes, Director!"

Today could be considered the first lesson for his future directing career.

"Alright, everyone start reading first. I'll give some instructions, then go over to make some requirements."

From Liu Yifei to Su Chang, from Yu Feihong to Fan Bingbing, from Zhu Yawen to Hu Ge.

And two slightly more senior actors, Xin Baiqing and Wu Gang.

Everyone responded in unison.

The familiar Liu Yifei and others knew his character, and the others could be considered to have learned the style of this director on the first day of filming.

It was quite frightening!

Seeing Lu Kuan called Ning Hao and Wu Ershan to the side and pointed to the inferior costumes, makeup, and props.

"This kind of prop that emits a foul odor and reveals a cheap plastic feel is a disaster for people who are serious about making movies and will directly destroy a work."

"In a movie, costumes, makeup, and props are a physical supplement outside of audiovisual language. It will transform specific text into a real existence in the eyes of the audience."

"Especially for a Xianxia drama like *Zhu Xian*, costumes, utensils, palaces, and makeup determine the success or failure of this film and television work in environmental shaping."

Ning Hao and Wu Ershan nodded with serious expressions. The style and strict requirements of the first four episodes set a filming standard for them.

What they needed to do was follow the rules and carry out more beneficial artistic creation under strict standards.

And for a seasonal series like *Zhu Xian* that claimed to be different from ordinary TV dramas, the script determined its lower limit, and the costumes, makeup, and props determined its upper limit.

Good costumes, makeup, and props would add luster to the story, while the opposite would make the audience instantly go out of the play because of the strong falsity.

True film masters have almost perverted requirements for costumes, makeup, and props!

Mizoguchi Kenji of Japan, when filming, would be cautious about setting up a corner of the wall, coming up with more than a dozen plans to choose from.

The props in Kurosawa Akira's movies not only required the appearance to fully meet his requirements, but even the inside had to be meticulously carved.

For example, filming a wardrobe, just having the appearance qualified wasn't enough; the compartments, hangers, and what clothes were put inside had to be designed.

Even if it couldn't be filmed at all!

Because he wanted to try to make the actors believe it was real, and not that they were filming a movie.

"Xiaofan, the dishes today are yours to wash!"

"Senior Brother, wasn't it me yesterday?"

"Hurry up! Aren't you going to ask Lin Jingyu for advice on cultivation methods later?"

Boss Lu didn't want to disturb them and walked over quietly.

Xin Baiqing and Wu Gang certainly didn't need him to worry, and even Liu Yifei's current line level was up to standard.

It was mainly young actors like Hu Ge, Zhu Yawen, and Su Chang who hadn't filmed many movies.

Hu Ge guest-starred as a supporting role with not many scenes in *Racer*, and Zhu Yawen and Su Chang appeared in *Love is Not Blind*, but they also lacked experience.

Boss Lu listened to them reading and observed the expressions of young actors like Su Chang and Hu Ge.

The most common mistake for young actors is to use too much force, especially actors who have acted in many TV dramas.

It wasn't until the first part of the second episode was read that Seeing Lu Kuan began to point them out one by one.

"Listening to the whole thing just now, there were no major mistakes, but Su Chang, Hu Ge, and Yawen need to be especially careful."

The three had just seen how the set tyrant disciplined people, and hearing this, they all sat up straight with a jolt.

Especially Su Chang, the two taboos Liu Yifei just mentioned were still echoing in her ears...

Acting and money!

"Just said, Hu Ge's Shangxi, Little Liu and Yawen's Beidian, and Su Chang, you experienced player, need to pay attention to film and television and cinematic performance styles."

"The essence of performance in drama, TV drama, and film is not much different, but there are subtle differences in practice."

"In ordinary, non-strict crews, the director might ask you to dub later, reshoot scenes, or have multiple camera positions to help you find expressions."

"But in *Zhu Xian*, it doesn't exist. I will strictly require you according to the standards of film filming."

Hu Ge was eager to learn and was relatively focused on carving acting skills among idol actors.

"Director, please give some pointers, especially me. I basically haven't filmed movies, and sometimes I don't know what state to use to act."

Seeing Lu Kuan laughed: "Teacher Wu Gang knows that when acting in drama, the distance between actors and the audience is very far. Even in a small theater of a hundred or eighty people, the straight-line distance between the last row of the audience and the actors is at least more than 5 meters."

"This is just like what is required in Hu Ge's drama performance teaching at Shangxi. Your movements and expressions must be moderately exaggerated to reach the audience."

"Following that, further is TV drama, and finally film."

"If you take the state of rehearsing various end-of-semester plays and theater internship performances to act in movies, it will be very excessive."

Su Chang remembered the last time she asked Seeing Lu Kuan for his opinion on her performance in *Love is Not Blind* at the courtyard.

The latter directly pointed out the problem of her exaggerated performance.

"Let's take a simple example. Everyone knows the imperial actor Ma Jingtao of Qiong Yao, right? His performance intensity is very suitable for drama, a bit excessive for TV drama, and a disaster-level performance for film!"

Liu Yifei and others covered their mouths and laughed. This example was concise and comprehensive, and they all began to examine their own performance just now.

The reading was almost done, and Boss Lu gathered everyone to familiarize themselves with the positioning in film filming, and the preparation for the afternoon's filming was almost over.

Shidu was less than 100 kilometers from the urban area. After saying goodbye, the cast and crew all went home. After all, it was still the first lunar month, and they all cherished the rare time of family reunion.

Boss Lu and Xu Zheng and others explained the various tasks and prepared to return home. Liu Yifei followed him with her hands behind her back, jumping and jumping.

"Why are you following me?"

"Hitch a ride!"

"Where is your mom?"

"My aunt and grandmother are here, just staying over at Gongjian Hutong, I'll hitch a ride with you back."

Boss Lu helplessly stuffed the cigarette he had just taken out back into his pocket. He wanted to be as happy as an immortal.

Liu Yifei looked at his constipated expression and said dissatisfiedly: "What kind of attitude is that? Sitting in your car is giving you face, and you're still unwilling."

"Do you know how popular sister is now? There are several fan websites, and they will capture your homepage with one order!"

Perhaps she found it interesting as she spoke, covering her mouth and laughing lightly.

When black fans were spraying Boss Lu, she was a true fan who spoke righteously.

When Boss Lu had scandals with certain actresses again, she was the number one black fan on the whole network.

A-Fei had long since turned on the air conditioning in the car. Liu Yifei sat in the spacious back seat and took off the down jacket that had saved her life, revealing a long-sleeved T-shirt with a Q-version head portrait.

"Eh? Where did this clothes come from? Quite interesting."

"This?"

The little girl pointed to the T-shirt with the Q-version Zhao Linger head portrait on her body.

"Fans sent it. Siwei organized a meeting a while ago, and everyone gave me a lot of gifts. I specially cleared out a room to collect them."

"Envious? Want one? I'll give you one."

It was the first time Liu Yifei had seen Seeing Lu Kuan since that romantic snowy night on New Year's Eve, and it seemed like she had endless things to say.

"Give you one with a drum washing machine printed on it! Haha!"

Boss Lu's face darkened.

"This fan of yours, infringed on rights, right? We bought out the copyright of *Chinese Paladin*, including derivative product income, from Dayu."

"Who allowed them to produce and distribute it privately? Maybe they even sold a few."

Liu Yifei was furious: "Infringed on what rights? Infringed on what rights? I am Zhao Linger, I authorize it!"

Seeing Lu Kuan didn't argue with her as usual, rubbing his chin, looking at the clothes on her body in a daze.

Liu Yifei felt hairy from his gaze and hugged the down jacket in her arms.

"Where are your dog eyes looking!"

Boss Lu came back to his senses. He was thinking about the derivative business of several IPs.

"Do you think you are quite beautiful? Everyone is happy to see you?"

"Little Liu, I think you can change your screen name to Sister Furong. That big red person on the Blog Network should be your sister."

The horn of the Toyota Prado suddenly honked. It seemed that even Little Mian Zhenghe knew this meme.

That's right, Sister Furong officially broke out of the circle during the Spring Festival...

Last year was the debut year for Muzi Mei to become the first generation of internet celebrities. The Blog Network didn't suppress her traffic based on the idea of using grassroots internet celebrities to attract traffic.

Coincidentally, at the beginning of the year, I don't know if it was the popularity of the Four Dan Actresses, Two Bing, and One Fei in major online votes that made this sister's heart move, moving the main battlefield from the Shuimu BBS to the Blog Network, which could attract more attention.

From Shuimu Tsinghua to Maopu, Tianya, and finally exploded popularity on the Blog Network.

The little girl was now a senior netizen, and of course, she saw this fun, as well as a reply pinned to the top of the selection results of the Four Dan Actresses, Two Bing, and One Fei by Sister Furong on the Blog Network last night.

【That durable face of mine, paired with that hot body that makes men have nosebleeds, destined the tragedy of the first half of my life】

"Ah ah ah! I'll hammer you to death!"

Liu Yifei's anger rose from her courage, and she made a gesture to hammer him with claws and teeth.

Boss Lu laughed and grabbed her two wrists. At first, he didn't take it seriously, but he almost got broken free by her if he wasn't careful.

*Damn*, she really had strength!

"Don't mess around, don't mess around."

Boss Lu told the truth: "Actually, I thought of a way to make money."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 223 =====