Two days later.
At home in Beijing.
"Mom."
"Yes."
"Why isn't Dad home yet?"
"Dad went to work in another city."
"I miss Daddy."
"Daddy is very busy, so Sisi must be obedient."
"Sisi is obedient, but I miss Dad."
"How about this, you video chat with Dad and see what he's doing."
"Alright! I want to video chat with my dad! I want to video chat with Daddy! "
Wu Zeqing took out her cell phone and sent the video over. Actually, she did not know if Zhang Ye was busy, so she decided to try it out.
Beep beep —
Beep beep —
The video call connected.
Zhang Ye's face appeared on the screen.
Sisi exclaimed in surprise, "Daddy! Daddy! "
On the other side, Zhang Ye chuckled and said, "Ai, my dear daughter, did you miss Daddy?"
Sisi immediately nodded. "I miss Daddy!"
Zhang Ye smiled and said, "Then give Daddy a kiss."
"Smack!" Sisi kissed him.
Old Wu asked, "How's the progress?"
Zhang Ye said, "It went pretty smoothly."
Old Wu said, "Why is it dark? Are you tired? "
Zhang Ye laughed heartily, "I'm not tired. I just basked in the sun a little. It's nothing."
Old Wu reminded, "Action scenes are dangerous, so you must be careful."
Zhang Ye said, "There's no danger at all. Don't worry."
They chatted for a long time before hanging up.
…
The other side.
At a certain hospital.
Zhang Ye put down his cell phone and looked at the end of the bed.
The doctor and nurses were changing his dressing, and the infusion machine next to him was also dripping.
Quite a number of people from the crew were gathered around.
Ha Qiqi said anxiously, "Doctor, how is it?"
The doctor said, "Fortunately, his bones weren't hurt."
Zhang Ye laughed and said, "See, I told you it was fine. You guys were just making a big deal out of nothing."
"Nothing?" Zhang Zuo said, "You scared us to death!"
Jiang Hanwei said with lingering fear, "It was too dangerous today. We were so close!"
Dong Shanshan also shook her head vigorously. "You are really good at lying to your family."
Zhang Ye reminded, "It's very normal to get injured while filming. It's not a big deal, so please don't tell my wife and kids about it. I'm fine."
The doctor said, "Stay in the hospital and recuperate for a few days."
But Zhang Ye said, "That won't do. I'm fine now. I'll be discharged after the transfusion."
Ha Qiqi said angrily, "You have to listen to the doctor!"
Zhang Ye said, "I know my own body. There are still two more sets of scenes to shoot today, so let's hurry up. After we finish shooting, we'll change locations."
Money was good too.
Time was also good.
Zhang Ye could not afford to waste any more time.
He had been a director many times before, but this time was different. A movie, a television series, or a documentary was too far apart. Furthermore, it was an action movie, and they had to travel across China and Africa to film the scenes. There were too many things that needed to be prepared and filmed. Extras, explosions, props, all of these predetermined that this movie could not be shot too quickly. Their funds were limited, and with the 200 million that his family had to fork out, every day that was delayed was a day of money lost, so Zhang Ye had to hurry.
But sometimes, the more anxious you are, the more likely things will go wrong.
When Zhang Ye ignored everyone's protests and left the hospital, an accident happened.
…
On this day, three days after the start of filming, the last actor of the film crew finally arrived. It was the actor who would play the spoiled brat — Song Qi. Due to the need for the role, Zhang Ye had invited a popular young male idol to join the cast. Although Song Qi was not an S-list Heavenly King in China, he was still one of the top A-list superstars in the country. He had a lot of film commitments and was currently filming another movie that had just wrapped up. As such, Zhang Ye gave him the green light and allowed him to join the film crew of Wolf Warrior 2 after the other movie was wrapped up. As such, he was the last actor to join the cast. Zhang Ye had never come into contact with Song Qi before, but his reputation on the internet was quite good. Coupled with Li Ke's recommendation, this was also the reason why Zhang Ye invited him to join the cast.
But that was not the case.
After Song Qi brought his agent and assistant with the film crew for a day, Song Qi's agent came to the film crew that very night.
The agent asked, "Director Zhang, why didn't you let Song Qi use a stunt double?"
Zhang Ye frowned. "It's not dangerous, so why would he need a stunt double?"
The agent said, "There's no such thing as shooting a movie. The workload is too heavy, and we don't ask for much in the first place. This won't do."
Ha Qiqi said coldly, "Song Qi's salary is already the highest in the entire production team."
Zhang Zuo also said, "Isn't that how everyone shoots the movie?"
The agent shook his head. "That won't do. We'll have to increase our pay."
Zhang Ye asked, "Increase by how much?"
The agent said, "If we shoot the movie like that, we'll have to double our pay."
Song Qi's salary was 20 million RMB.
If it was doubled, it would be 40 million RMB?
Zhang Ye bluntly said, "That's impossible."
The agent said, "When we shoot other movies, we've never gotten paid less than 40 million RMB. It's very normal for us to get paid 50 to 60 million RMB. That's the market rate in the industry."
Ha Qiqi said, "We've already signed the contract. Why didn't you say so back then? How can you raise the price at the last minute after filming has already started? What are you guys trying to do! "
The agent agreed and left.
But when they returned to the filming later that night, Song Qi was clearly slacking off.
His expression was stiff.
His movements were sluggish.
He was deliberately not doing the filming properly.
Jiang Hanwei was furious. "What are you doing!"
Song Qi said, "What's the matter?"
Zhang Ye flipped out on the spot. "Get lost! Change the actor! "
Song Qi's agent immediately said, "You were the ones who requested to change the actor. You're the ones who breached the contract!"
Song Qi took his agent and a few assistants and left in a huff.
Zhang Zuo cursed, "What kind of fucking people are they!"
Jiang Hanwei said, "The male idols these days have all been spoiled by the capitalists." He looked at Zhang Ye and said, "Don't be angry. You haven't recovered from your injuries yet."
It would be a wonder if Zhang Ye wasn't angry!
He immediately called Director Li Ke and threw a tantrum at him. "Director Li, we've been friends for so many years. Are you trying to scam me?"
Li Ke exclaimed, "What's the matter, Zhang 'er?"
Zhang Ye said, "What kind of person did you recommend to me! I even asked you if there were any male idols with good reputations in the industry, and you said that Song Qi was OK. OK, my ass! He wanted me to increase his pay at the last minute and even wanted to double it. He even complained that it was tiring for him to do a rolling scene and even wanted a stunt double. I didn't agree to it, so he pretended to be weak on the set and deliberately did not do the filming properly. After filming the entire night, there wasn't even a single usable scene! What the hell! "
Li Ke's voice sank. "Something like that happened?"
Zhang Ye said angrily, "I've already told him to scram. Where do you expect me to find an actor to save the day?"
Li Ke said sternly, "Zhang 'er, I understand about this. Don't worry, I'll give you an explanation for this."
He hung up.
Ha Qiqi said, "Director Li can't be blamed for this."
Zhang Zuo said, "The main question now is who to look for to save the day."
Zhang Ye was also thinking.
…
In a director's chat group.
Li Ke said, "Don't use Song Qi anymore in the future."
Quite a few directors asked, "What's the matter, Old Li?"
Li Ke explained the situation.
"There's such a thing?"
"Little Song's reputation is quite good?"
"An actor like him has a very questionable character."
"Director Zhang has been tricked this time."
"Alright, we understand."
"We can't use an actor like him anymore."
"No one would dare to use him anymore."
Actors had their own circles.
Naturally, directors had their own circles too.
…
At Song Qi's Studio.
Song Qi and the others had just gotten off the plane and returned when they received news from the industry.
"What?"
"Director Zhou's next movie is going to be replaced?"
"Didn't we already discuss it? We're going to be the male lead! "
"I heard that Li Ke has flown into a rage in the directors' circle and wants to ban us!"
"What right does he have to do that!"
Song Qi's expression darkened!
Song Qi's agent was also panicking!
They hadn't expected things to turn out this way!
…
The next day.
In the morning.
The entire film crew's filming came to a halt.
Without the important actors, they couldn't film at all.
The role of the spoiled brat was too important to the entire movie, so Zhang Ye didn't dare to be sloppy. He needed a suitable candidate.
Who should he look for?
Who could play it?
He didn't sleep all night as he kept thinking about this matter.
Suddenly, Zhang Ye thought of someone, someone who was even more suitable for the role than Song Qi. However, he didn't know if that person would come, so he hesitated for a long time. In the end, he called Ha Qiqi over and asked her to find that person's contact information. When Ha Qiqi heard that name, she was stunned for a long time.
She found the contact information.
He called.
"Hello, who is this?"
"I'm Zhang Ye."
"Zhang Ye? Teacher Zhang? "
"Hello, Boss Qian Jr."
"Why are you calling me? Are you looking for my dad? My dad is at the office right now and his cell phone is still on. Is it about your movie? "
"It's about the movie."
"About the movie distribution? Then why don't you talk to my dad about it? With your relationship with him, it definitely won't be a problem for him to help you distribute a movie. "
"No, I'm looking for you today."
"Looking for me?"
"There's a role that can help me save the show?"
"What?"
"I want you to play a role."
"You're looking for me to act in a movie?"
"Yes, are you interested?"
The two of them spoke for half an hour.
Noon.
The film crew was having lunch.
Zhang Ye walked out in high spirits and picked up a lunch box to eat with everyone.
Yao Jiancai was very surprised. "You found the person?"
Zhang Ye smiled. "I found him."
Jiang Hanwei asked, "Who is it?"
Zhang Ye said, "You'll know when he comes."
"Surely not?" Ha Qiqi said in surprise, "He's really coming?"
Zhang Ye nodded. "We've already discussed it."
Another actor asked, "Director Ha, just who is it?"
Ha Qiqi didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "You guys definitely won't expect it."
…
Later that afternoon.
1: 30 PM.
When that person arrived at the film crew's filming location in a private jet, everyone in the film crew was dumbfounded when they saw him!
That person waved handsomely. "Hi, Teacher Zhang, I'm here."
Zhang Ye stood up and went up to greet him. "Thank you for coming to save the show."
That person laughed heartily. "This bro is a good friend, isn't he?"
Zhang Ye shook hands with him. "I owe you a favor."
That person looked to be in his twenties.
He wasn't considered handsome, but he wasn't ugly either.
He wasn't someone from the entertainment industry.
He wasn't a professional actor either.
But everyone at the venue knew who he was!
"It's him?"
"I'm gonna faint!"
"What's going on?"
"This!"
There were many labels for him:
— Boss Qian Jr.!
— The son of the richest man in the world!
— The nation's husband!
— The nation's son-in-law!
The film crew was dumbfounded!
No one could have expected that Zhang Ye would actually invite him here!
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