After driving away Honghua's people, the hundreds of people in the crew of "A Chinese Ghost Story" still had to eat.
This problem was easy to solve. Lu Chen asked Chen Wenqiang to drive to the nearest restaurant to buy lunch boxes. Honghua Catering couldn't monopolize all the Big and Small Restaurants around Lion Rock Mountain, could it?
He gathered the crew members and gave them a brief explanation, asking them to overcome their difficulties for the time being.
Of course, the crew members expressed their understanding. Even if many of them were muttering in their hearts, they all supported Lu Chen, the real boss, on the surface. It was not a big deal to eat late. They wouldn't die even if they skipped a meal.
By the time Chen Wenqiang came back with the lunch boxes and everyone finished eating, it was already 2 p.m.
The crew of "A Chinese Ghost Story" was not large. Most of the staff were sent by Jiayang Pictures. The news spread quickly inside, so everyone basically knew what had happened.
This made the people in the crew a little anxious. As a result, the shooting in the afternoon went wrong frequently. Wan Xiaoquan didn't know how many NGs he had made, which made him annoyed and his voice a lot rougher.
Seeing this situation, Lu Chen decisively called it a day and asked everyone to go back to rest early.
In order to calm people down, he also asked Chen Wenqiang to pay the crew a meal fee. The amount was not much, but it was considered a dinner fee, because the crew originally provided two meals for lunch and dinner.
At the end of the day, Chen Wenqiang was careful and sent two more people to stay on the set to ensure safety.
This was the trouble of offending gangs. If the other party played tricks on the set, it was possible that all the previous work of the crew would be wasted.
After returning, Lu Chen gathered several important members of the studio together and discussed countermeasures at the same time of dinner.
In this regard, the most experienced person was definitely Chen Wenqiang.
He said, "I just called my friend to confirm it. The backer of Honghua Catering is Shengyi Hall."
At the end of the eighties, the Triad organizations in Xiangjiang were severely attacked by the government. The three major gangs, Shenghe, Xinan, and Hongtang, collapsed. However, a centipede died but did not die, and many new gangs were re-established on the basis of the three gangs.
Shengyi Hall was one of them. The Jiang family that established and controlled Shengyi Hall was quite famous in Xiangjiang. On the surface, the businesses they operated involved real estate, finance, import and export trade, catering and so on.
The eldest of the Jiang Family was called Jiang Tai. He was shrewd and valiant, and his business methods were rather ruthless. He married five wives and had more than ten children. Among them, his five sons were known as the 'Five Tigers' in the Victory Hall.
The general manager of Hong Hua Restaurant was Jiang Tai's third son, Jiang Chenghua.
In the industry, Jiang Chenghua's reputation was quite good, so Chen Wenqiang was very puzzled by Honghua Restaurant's tricks against the crew of "A Chinese Ghost Story", because it was against the rules.
"I've already asked a friend in the industry to investigate and see what's going on..."
Chen Wenqiang continued, "We have no grudge against Jiang Chenghua. If Jiayang Pictures is not in trouble, then someone is trying to deal with us through Jiang Chenghua."
Chen Wenqiang first suspected Jiayang Pictures when something like this happened.
He didn't know Jiang Chenghua at all, and he had never offended the Jiang family. Needless to say, Lu Chen had only been in Xiangjiang for a few days. Jiang Chenghua couldn't suddenly go crazy and cause trouble for them for no reason.
As for Jiayang Pictures, it was hard to say.
The history of Jiayang Pictures could be traced back to the 1980s. At that time, the gangs in Xiangjiang were very powerful, and they had a great influence on the film and television entertainment industry. If a film and television entertainment company did not have the background or relationship with a gang, it would be impossible for it to survive.
At this point, who could guarantee that there weren't any old grudges left behind?
In addition, there was Zhou Yi, the behind-the-scenes boss of Jiayang Pictures. He had been doing business in Xiangjiang for so many years, and he was so smart that he must have offended a lot of people.
All of these could cause trouble for the crew.
Wan Xiaoquan frowned and asked, "Then what should we do?"
He wouldn't encounter such a thing when he was filming in China. What happened today made him feel very bad. He originally wanted to shoot the movie seriously, but he didn't expect that there would be new problems as soon as they started.
Lu Chen said, "I've already asked Jiayang Pictures to give us an explanation. Our shooting plan should not be changed for the time being. Tomorrow's lunch box will be bought by Brother Zhang outside. It won't be troublesome if there are people and cars."
Although that was what he said, everyone knew that things would not be so simple.
Hong Hua hadn't achieved his goal, and it was impossible for him to stop. However, in the current situation, he could only take one step at a time and deal with the situation as it came!
Wan Xiaoquan and Chen Wenqiang looked at each other and nodded.
Ring, ring, ring.
At this time, Lu Chen's cell phone suddenly rang.
He took it out and looked at it. "It's Zhou Yi."
He pressed the call button, and the slightly feminine voice of the boss of Jiayang Pictures came through the receiver. "Master Lu?"
Lu Chen replied in a deep voice, "Hello, Boss Zhou. What can I do for you?"
Even a clay figurine had some anger. When they first cooperated, Jiayang Pictures promised that they would be able to finish filming "A Chinese Ghost Story" smoothly. Other than the filming and production, they would be able to take care of everything else.
Everyone had seen the result.
Thinking of the half a day wasted and the emotional turmoil in the crew, how could Lu Chen not be angry?
Through the microphone, Lu Chen seemed to be able to see the bitter smile on Zhou Yi's face at this moment. "Young Master Lu, you're treating me like an outsider. I already know what happened today. The problem is very big. Can we talk face to face?"
Lu Chen thought for a moment and asked, "When?"
Zhou Yi: "Let's do it now. Is it convenient for you?"
Lu Chen: "Sure."
Zhou Yi gave him an address. It was not far from where Lu Chen was eating, so he brought Wan Xiaoquan, Chen Wenqiang, and the others to the appointment.
The place to meet was called Oken Clubhouse. This private clubhouse was located in the bustling business district of Sheung Huan. It was a place frequented by the upper class of Xiangjiang, and the membership fee was more than a million yuan a year.
Zhou Yi booked a private room in the clubhouse. He brought an assistant and Nie Mingzhu with him.
When they met, Zhou Yi's first words were, "Master Lu, I'm really sorry this time."
Lu Chen suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart.
Because from Zhou Yi's tone, it seemed that he was planning to withdraw.
Once Jiayang Pictures gave up on the collaboration, it meant that Lu Chen would have to rebuild the crew and even choose a new female lead. All his previous efforts would be in vain!
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