Chapter 275: The Treasure Was Brought Home

The Great Flag Media crew hired over two thousand extras, who wore armor during the day and drilled according to the crew's requirements.

For example, they carried weapons, lined up, and ran up and down the mountain trails.

They also set off smoke around them.

The camera followed, capturing the grim, pre-battle atmosphere.

There were also scenes of combat between Yuan and Song soldiers.

During filming, it looked like playing house.

But after editing, dubbing, and adding filters, the final effect was different.

In the evening, after seeing the day's footage, Lin Feng only said to keep shooting.

His face showed dissatisfaction.

Here, everything was decided by Lin Feng.

As long as the money was there, Lin Feng could shoot however he wanted and for as long as he wanted.

Anyway, before packing the scattered treasures from the Cangbaodong into boxes, Lin Feng would certainly be dissatisfied.

They filmed one day, rested two days, held meetings with the on‑set crew to discuss, then resumed filming.

Don't be afraid to spend money; in terms of details, strive for perfection!

Extras smiling while mock‑fighting, getting shot in the chest then the cut showing an arrow in the back—such things must not happen.

Extras are actors too; every expression and glance must be on point!

The extras' wages plus provided lunches made that day's expenses run into the tens of thousands.

The funds were spent like flowing water.

But Lin Feng didn't feel the slightest pang of regret.

A few days later, the scattered gold, silver, and jewels in the cave were all packed into boxes.

Thus, it was time to shoot the treasure‑transport scenes.

Not far from the Cangbaodong, Duan Fei had already hired people to erect a temporary prop‑storage warehouse.

At night, part of the treasure boxes were moved out of the Cangbaodong and stacked in the warehouse.

During the treasure‑transport shoot, hundreds of extras donned armor and either carried the boxes or moved them back and forth with hand‑carts.

The crew followed closely behind, filming every step.

To avoid anyone noticing the wrong number of boxes, different extras were used each day.

As Lin Feng put it, shooting the treasure‑transport scenes was hard labor because the prop boxes weighed over a hundred jin, so they paid more; he couldn't favor only some extras—everyone had to earn money.

After each day's shoot, Lin Feng would review the footage.

He always found flaws.

For instance, he caught a cigarette butt on the roadside in the shot.

Did the Southern Song produce filtered cigarettes?

And a signal tower appeared in the frame,

some extras were lifting boxes while chatting and laughing, their expressions utterly lacking solemnity.

Originally, cutting out those problematic shots would have sufficed.

But Lin Feng thought otherwise; they had to be reshot.

Gradually, the crew realized Lin Feng was just indulging his director's craving.

Generally, when amateurs command professionals, the mood is high and enthusiastic.

But for the professionals, this is undoubtedly an extremely painful ordeal.

But there was nothing they could do; they had to endure it.

After all, they were just working for a paycheck.

Fortunately, seeing the crew's hardship, Lin Feng decided to give each member a 10,000‑yuan bonus.

January 27th, the crew was finally free.

Because all the treasure in the cave had been hauled down the mountain.

If the boxes were filled to capacity, there would be over five hundred of them.

But because they were too heavy to fill completely, they were divided into nearly two thousand loads.

After that, Liu Erwa used explosives to blast the cave entrance shut, sealing the Cangbaodong again.

Actually, the entrance wasn't big—only about ten square meters.

After sealing it, they planted a few trees, scattered soil, and a splash of water made it inconspicuous.

The warehouse built nearby also had some mountain stones cleared away.

When the time came to pay a little compensation… everyone was happy.

Lin Feng finally stopped giving clueless orders.

A director with filming experience took over Lin Feng's duties.

Several actors also followed along.

In fact, this was when the real filming began.

After viewing the footage Lin Feng had directed, the director, with a professional eye, was of course dissatisfied.

At least a third of it had to be reshot.

Then the director miraculously discovered that all the shots he had set up passed on the first take……

It seems Director Lin's period of tinkering still had an effect.

That day, several trucks set out from Xinhui, carrying the so‑called props, and traveled via the Highway to Yanjing.

They were expected to reach Yanjing by the afternoon of the 30th at the latest.

The warehouse over there had already been prepared.

Lin Feng certainly wouldn't follow the convoy; he stayed with the film crew until the 30th, then flew back to Yanjing.

After leaving the airport at noon, he received word that the goods had already been stored.

Lin Feng took a taxi over, checked the quantity, and personally watched as the warehouse's big door was locked.

Zhao Xiaoyang, Duan Fei, and Liu Erwa had all grown noticeably thinner.

Lin Feng was no different.

During the day he kept watch over the film crew's shooting, fearing any problems.

At night he also had to help pack the cave's contents into boxes and ship them out.

It was like ants moving a mountain.

Looking back, moving the many boxes of gold, silver, and jewelry—just the four of us managed to move them out; it really was a very fulfilling accomplishment.

"Everyone has worked hard during this time! Xiaoyang, take 4 million and give it to Duan Fei and Liu Er."

Lin Feng took out a cigarette, gave one to each of the three, and then said:

Duan Fei waved his hand, saying, "Brother Feng, that's too much!"

Liu Erwa also nodded with a simple, honest expression.

The two of them would get 4 million total, so each could receive 2 million.

Lin Feng shook his head and said, "If it weren't for considering how you two spend money like water, I could give you even more."

You shouldn't spend this money recklessly; you two should use it to buy a place in Yanjing—property prices will rise in a few years, which is also a kind of investment.

Liu Erwa let out a hehehe laugh.

Lin Feng patted Liu Erwa on the head and asked, "Are you thinking of buying a house and moving a beautiful woman in?"

Liu Erwa froze.

He had just been thinking exactly that.

Lin Feng said nothing more, gave them the money, and then explained how to invest it.

After that, he didn't concern himself with anything else.

"All right, everyone head back and get a few days' rest."

Lin Feng waved his hand.

Liu Erwa and Duan Fei nodded, cigarettes dangling from their lips as they left, shoulders touching.

This whole area consisted of warehouses; for secrecy, Lin Feng rented several nearby warehouses.

Next came the question of how to sell these items.

For the gold and silver, keep a small portion to sell as antiques.

The majority should be smelted, refined, and made into gold and silver jewelry.

As for the jewelry and ornaments, many are exquisite works of art.

Even a small piece can fetch an astronomical price.

Lin Feng had already prepared the channels for shipping the goods out.

Tang Mi spent money to acquire most of the Shen family's holdings, which is enough to consume these goods.

Lin Feng had just thought of Tang Mi when his phone rang.

And it was Tang Mi calling.

"Honey, it's almost been a month—where have you been?"

Tang Mi's voice carried a hint of resentment.

Lin Feng laughed and said, "Bring your reliable people over; I have a batch of goods here for them to appraise."

Tang Mi's reliable subordinates naturally came from the Tang family, probably about twenty or thirty people.

Tang Mi didn't ask what the goods were; after agreeing, he immediately acted on it.

Lin Feng and Zhao Xiaoyang left the warehouse area and found a restaurant to have lunch.

His phone rang again—it was Liang Shishi calling.

She had already returned to Yanjing a few days earlier.

Because the company's annual meeting is tomorrow.