The crew of "A Chinese Ghost Story" had nearly a hundred members. If the temporary hired extras were added, there would be more than a hundred people.
Even if 100 people were counted, two meals a day would require a total of 200 boxed meals. Originally, 30 yuan per box, the basic cost of meals per day would be 6000 yuan. Now that it had soared to 55 yuan, that was 11000 yuan, they had to pay an additional 4500 yuan.
The scenes involved in this movie were basically all in the Lion Rock Film and Television Base. In the case of no outdoor shooting, the crew would need to stay for at least a month, which meant that they had to pay an extra 100,000 to 200,000 yuan!
Honghua Restaurant was really black-hearted. According to the boxed meals from yesterday, it was at most 15 yuan in the mainland. If the quantity was large, they could still get a discount. Their profit itself was already very good.
The prices in Xiangjiang were high, but not to this extent.
Wan Xiaoquan, who was sitting next to Lu Chen, couldn't stand it anymore. "You guys are …"
Before he finished speaking, he was stopped by Lu Chen.
Lu Chen's expression didn't change. He nodded and said, "If you can guarantee the quality of the food, then we can accept the price of 55 yuan, but we won't pay for this batch of boxed meals at noon."
Manager Jiang obviously didn't expect Lu Chen to be so easy to talk to. He asked for an exorbitant price, but Lu Chen actually agreed so easily.
Even with his cunning, he couldn't help but be stunned. "Really?"
Lu Chen hooked his finger and knocked on the table, saying lightly, "I'm not kidding."
"That … that's good!"
Manager Jiang suddenly showed a proud smile. His eyes flashed a touch of greed, and he continued to say, "In addition, the boxed meals are boxed meals, and the delivery will cost more."
Was Honghua crazy?
Even Chen Wenqiang looked angry. "Manager Jiang, this is against the rules, isn't it?"
Clubs also had their own rules, especially the white-washing clubs. Even if they were to bully others, they still had to follow the rules. Otherwise, if they caused public anger, they would be the unlucky ones.
Previously, Manager Jiang asked for an exorbitant price. He nearly doubled the price of the boxed meals, and Lu Chen agreed. Now, he actually wanted to pay for the delivery. It was simply a naked extortion.
There was something wrong with the smell inside!
Manager Jiang glanced at Chen Wenqiang meaningfully and said, "Brother Qiang, rules are set by people. Don't you know that in this circle? That's the rule in our company now. "
He looked at Lu Chen as if he was looking at a fat sheep. "Young Master Lu, you are a big star who makes a lot of money every day. If you come to Xiangjiang to shoot a movie, you will definitely make a lot of money. You don't need our hard-earned money, do you?"
"Hehe …"
Lu Chen smiled, but there was no smile in his eyes.
"I don't like trouble. If I can solve the problem with money, then I don't mind spending some money to avoid disaster."
"But this doesn't mean that I'm afraid of trouble. Since your company doesn't have the sincerity to cooperate, then you don't need to send boxed meals anymore. I believe that our crew won't be starving because of this."
To be honest, the main reason why Lu Chen chose to start his film career in Xiangjiang was because of the new film support policy issued by the Xiangjiang government. With this policy, he could easily enter the domestic film market, and he could also establish a foothold in Xiangjiang and radiate to Treasure Island, Australia and Southeast Asian countries. The benefits were self-evident.
However, shortcuts were not easy to take. Lu Chen really didn't consider the gangs and clubs in Xiangjiang at that time, because there was basically no such problem in domestic movies or TV series.
As the saying goes, a strong dragon can't suppress a local snake. Lu Chen was not a strong dragon, so he was willing to spend more money in exchange for peace. As long as "A Chinese Ghost Story" was successfully filmed and released, how much he spent would naturally be earned back.
However, the other party's greed and shamelessness were far beyond Lu Chen's expectations. They were insatiable, which made his patience completely disappear!
Without Butcher Zhang, did they have to eat pigs with hair?
Nonsense!
Hearing Lu Chen's resolute refusal, and his attitude turned 180 degrees, Manager Jiang's smile suddenly froze on his face, and he looked quite ridiculous.
Lu Chen didn't give him a chance to speak. He got up and said, "Uncle Qiang, see the guest out."
So ruthless, Manager Jiang was furious. A strong man who had been standing behind him immediately stepped forward, raised his hand and pointed at Lu Chen and shouted, "How can you talk to our Manager Jiang? Don't be so shameless! "
Gangs and clubs were gangs and clubs. The factor of violence had long been hidden in their blood. Moreover, it was impossible to do this kind of monopoly business without strong power.
The people brought by Manager Jiang were actually thugs. If everyone was good, they would naturally be decorations. But now that it was time to turn hostile, they had to show their strength!
The hairy arms were black and thick, and the fingers with long radishes were about to poke Lu Chen's face. The stern rebuke was 100% deterrent for ordinary people.
However, Lu Chen wasn't an ordinary person, and he wasn't alone.
There was no need for Lu Chen to respond. Wan Yong, who was originally sitting beside Lu Chen, suddenly made a move. He grabbed the opponent's finger with lightning speed and pulled it up!
"Ah!"
The burly man involuntarily let out a blood-curdling scream, startling everyone present.
Under the severe pain, he instinctively raised his leg and wanted to kick Wan Yong, but Wan Yong's right foot kicked his knee first, causing him to suddenly lose his balance and heavily fall to the ground!
This was the result of Wan Yong being lenient. If it was a life and death fight, the finger bones and patella would have been broken into several pieces.
Wan Yong let go of his hand and stared at the other thug who was ready to make a move.
No one doubted that if this guy made any unusual moves, he would inevitably suffer from Wan Yong's thunderous counterattack!
Manager Jiang was also scared. After a while, he came back to his senses, gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, business can't be done, but benevolence and righteousness still exist. Let's wait and see!"
These two sentences were a bit incoherent, but no one thought it was funny.
The people from Honghua Restaurant left dejectedly. Wan Xiaoquan, Chen Wenqiang, and the others didn't feel happy at all.
Everyone knew that the real trouble was yet to come. The other party wouldn't let it go so easily.
Lu Chen looked at Old Merchant and said, "When we first negotiated the cooperation, Jiayang Pictures had a guarantee. Now that something like this has happened, I want to know what your boss thinks."
Compared to Lu Chen Studio, Jiayang Pictures was the local bully.
Using the local bully to deal with the local bully was naturally the best choice. Lu Chen wasn't afraid of trouble, and he wouldn't easily take everything on himself. Otherwise, what was the point of having a partner?
Under his intense gaze, Old Merchant felt a lot of pressure. Fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.
"Young Master Lu, Jiayang Pictures will give you an explanation."
Lu Chen nodded and said, "That's for the best."
However, in his heart, he didn't think that Jiayang Pictures would succeed. It was impossible for Honghua to not know about the existence of Jiayang Pictures. Manager Jiang was here to slap them in the face.
Let's wait and see!
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