Fang Zhao took a closer look at the area. There were tall mountains and valleys with little rainfall. The climate was desert, and the surroundings were rocky. There were very few flora and fauna living there. Because of this, the entire area exuded a deathly aura that was different from other areas. Even though Fang Zhao had never been there personally, he could tell from the map.
Fang Zhao checked the time and contacted Huo Yi.
Because Fang Zhao was one of the first investors and had played an important role in the construction of the film entertainment cultural base, Huo Yi gave Fang Zhao face and told him to contact him directly if there was anything important.
"Fang Zhao? Could it be that you want to invest somewhere? "Huo Yi had been riding the crest of success recently. He had a smile on his face in the video call.
"Are you selling this piece of land?" Fang Zhao marked out the area on the map for Huo Yi to see.
The area was rather large, and Fang Zhao did not have enough funds on hand to buy it. The money he had invested in the film entertainment cultural base had not been fully recovered, but he could get a loan. He just wanted to find out the price of that piece of land.
When Huo Yi saw the area Fang Zhao had marked out, he was momentarily flabbergasted before smacking his head. "I almost forgot! The map hasn't been updated. Don't even think about that piece of land. Someone has already bought it. I was so busy that I forgot to update the map. In a bit, I will get someone to update the map and let everyone know that the area has been marked by a buyer. Wait a moment, I will send you the latest version. "
Receiving the latest map from Huo Yi, Fang Zhao looked at the circled area and was even more astonished. Not only was the plot of land he had originally wanted to buy in the marked area, but the surrounding area was also circled. It was three times the size of the land circled by everyone at the film studio complex!
"Such a large piece of land has been bought? Who? " Fang Zhao was curious. Logically speaking, that piece of land should not have been noticed. Nowadays, investors on planet Wai were looking for places with better scenery and a more pleasant climate. Who would actually notice that area?
When Huo Yi heard Fang Zhao's question, he was silent for a moment before replying, "The Inter-planetary Fund."
Only a giant like the Inter-planetary Fund had the ability to enclose such a large piece of land at a time when planet Wai's land prices were rising.
"Are they going to build a city?" Fang Zhao asked.
"I don't know why they bought that piece of land, but it definitely isn't to build a city. We've already signed a confidentiality agreement with them, so we won't ask about what they'll do there in the future. But what we can be sure of is that there are no immigration plans. "
Huo Yi scanned the map and felt puzzled. There were so many good places on planet Wai. Regardless of whether it was for commercial use or to build a residence, there were many better options. Why did everyone value that piece of land?
The Inter-planetary Fund was also acting mysteriously, as though they didn't want more people to know about this news. Engineering teams had already started constructing walls to block everyone's line of sight. If it was anyone else, Huo Yi would have already slapped them. Putting on airs with me? Is there any place on planet Wai that I can't control?!
However, the buyer was the Inter-planetary Fund, so Huo Yi was terrified.
He had relied on the Inter-planetary Fund to climb to his current position, so he naturally couldn't turn his back on them now. In any case, the Inter-planetary Fund had said that their position on planet Wai would not be shaken and that they would not do anything to harm planet Wai, so Huo Yi did not probe further.
"Don't even think about that. Why don't we go somewhere else?" Huo Yi said.
"Is this area for sale?" Fang Zhao pointed to a body of water near the polar regions.
"Polar waters? I can sell it, but what do you want this place for? "Huo Yi asked.
"I'm helping someone ask." Fang Zhao sent Huo Yi a document regarding krill farming. "Planet Wai no longer allows farming in the polar regions, so he can only look for another place. The water environment on planet Wai is similar to Planet Wai, so he wants to buy a body of water there to raise krill."
Huo Yi glanced at the document and noticed that it mentioned that the objective was to improve nutritional supplements. This made Huo Yi's heart waver.
That company manufactured nutritional supplements, and this base also needed them. However, Huo Yi did not agree immediately. Instead, he said, "The vetting for farming is more stringent."
"The information is complete."
"Let me take a look first. If there are no problems, we can sell it."
Fang Zhao sent all the vetting materials to Huo Yi. Huo Yi also found a specialist to appraise it and confirm that it would not have any serious impact on planet Wai's polar waters before sending a message back to Fang Zhao.
With Fang Zhao's help, Denzel finally negotiated a contract with planet Wai base for the water body. However, Huo Yi did not personally appear again. He left it to his subordinates in charge of this aspect to handle the negotiations.
Two days later, Fang Zhao received a message from Denzel. The Wai polar waters that he had his eyes on had already been purchased. After this, Denzel would bring a batch of company employees to planet Wai to raise krill. Denzel would also produce some special feed for Fang Zhao's hybrid sea slug. Fang Zhao could get someone to help him collect it.
On this day, Duan Qianji arrived at Outpost 23.
Because Hong Lou was stationed in Baiji military district, Duan Qianji, as a soldier's family member, could also stay in the family district. However, Duan Qianji was rather busy and frequently flew between Planet Wai, Planet Wai, and Planet Baiji.
Every time Duan Qianji came over, she would bring some daily necessities and higher-quality food for Fang Zhao. Fang Zhao did not eat alone and would share it with the outpost team.
Although they could communicate at the base through communications devices, Duan Qianji would personally come to the outpost every time. Fang Zhao had helped Hong Lou before, and it was Fang Zhao who had pulled them over to the Wai film studio complex. It could be said that Fang Zhao's contributions could not go unnoticed now that Silver Wing was a step ahead of other Yanzhou companies in entering the global film industry. It was only right that Duan Qianji came personally.
Duan Qianji discussed with Fang Zhao about the newly constructed houses and streets at the film studio complex. Duan Qianji attached great importance to Fang Zhao's design plans and suggestions and noted them down one by one. She also noted down details that had not been noticed in the previous series after Fang Zhao brought them up so that these mistakes could be avoided in the new series.
Duan Qianji would not stay at the outpost for long. After their discussion, she prepared to leave. Before leaving, she asked Fang Zhao, "Are there any other questions?"
"Yes."
Under Duan Qianji's puzzled gaze, Fang Zhao asked, "That revolutionary film project that has been shelved, is it going to be restarted?"
There were only a few film projects that could be considered "revolutionary" in the entire world, and there was only one that had been shelved all this time.
Back when Fang Zhao had first joined the virtual projects department, he had heard from Rodney, Song Miao, and the others that there was a film project that involved many important figures from the Period of Destruction. It had been proposed a long time ago, but it had been shelved.
It was a revolutionary film project that truly involved the film circles of all 12 continents and all the big families in the world!
Duan Qianji's expression changed when she heard this. The smile on her face disappeared and was replaced with a grave expression. "What news have you heard? To tell you the truth, I have indeed received news a long time ago. I heard that this revolutionary film project might be restarted in the next few years, but I don't know anything else. "
"A few days ago, I had my eye on a piece of land on planet Wai. It is very suitable for filming scenes from the Period of Destruction. I had originally intended to buy a piece of land there and turn it into a Period of Destruction cultural park or something. You all know that I am very interested in things from the Period of Destruction. But I never expected that someone would already buy it. "
"Who?"
Fang Zhao pulled out a map and pointed at the marked piece of land that was much larger than the film studio complex. "The Inter-planetary Fund. They bought this entire piece of land."
According to past practice, the Inter-planetary Fund would very likely invest in such a revolutionary film project. Fang Zhao had asked Huo Yi and a few other researchers he knew on planet Wai about the piece of land that the Inter-planetary Fund had circled out. There were no valuable minerals there, and in terms of research value, it could not compare to other places. The possibility of doing research there was rather small. And planet Wai had two major specialties. One was the "Ark Project" to revive the plants in the seed bank, and the other was film culture. Since the former was unlikely, what about the latter?
That was why Fang Zhao had guessed that someone wanted to turn that area into a Period of Destruction setting and use it for other purposes, such as filming?
Fang Zhao had asked Duan Qianji this question to ascertain whether things were as he had guessed.
Duan Qianji did not doubt what Fang Zhao had said. After a moment of silence, she nodded her head. "If that place is really suitable for filming films and dramas set during the Period of Destruction, then the possibility of it happening is very high. That revolutionary film project might very well be restarted! "
Many people had their eyes on that revolutionary film project. As soon as she had heard that it might be restarted in the next few years, Duan Qianji had made plans in advance. This was also the reason why she had been anxious to produce a few eye-catching films and dramas and promote her own company's stars to the entire world.
Choosing a historical drama was a form of strategy. Regardless of the genre of the film, as long as it could make a name for itself, that would be enough. If one film wasn't enough, then two or three!
For that kind of revolutionary film project, let alone A-list A-list movie stars, even S-list superstars might not be able to secure a satisfactory role!
As for other people, if they did not have enough fame or ability, they would not even be able to secure an important supporting role!
Duan Qianji left in a hurry. She wanted to go to planet Wai to scout out the situation.
Fang Zhao browsed through the entertainment news of every continent. After careful observation, he realized that the global battle for the film industry had escalated. Now, film companies from every continent were throwing out large-scale productions one after another to fight for attention and popularity. Most likely, they were like Duan Qianji. When they got the news, they were busy pushing their own company's celebrities to the top and getting more attention. When the time came to fight for that revolutionary film project, they would be more competitive.
But many people had not expected that the Wai Film Entertainment Base would appear out of nowhere this year, causing historical dramas to become a hot topic. This time, a few Silver Wing stars had successfully increased their global popularity.
Fang Zhao opened his notebook and flipped to the last page. His plan was written on it. He picked up a pen and filled in a line.
Who had stipulated that only famous actors could compete for that revolutionary film project?
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After Duan Qianji left the outpost, she changed her itinerary. She had originally intended to return to Earth, but now she decided to head to planet Wai to scout out the situation.
After that, Duan Qianji gathered a few of the company's A-list and superstar actors and managers for a small meeting.
As a second-tier actor, Ji Polun did not have the qualifications to be called over. After finishing "Beauties," he had successfully squeezed into the cast of "Warring States." Ji Polun had originally been rather satisfied. Although that role felt a little girly, it was still an important supporting role, right? He had already played a eunuch, so why would he be afraid? He had yet to snatch this role!
However, Ji Polun realized that after those big names had been called over for the small meeting, their attitude had completely changed. It was not that they had not acted well in the past, but the current state of this group of people was like they had been injected with chicken blood.
Previously, Ji Polun had heard a few A-list actors complain that filming was too tight, that they were especially tired and homesick, and that they would go back and rest after filming. But now, even when they were very tired outside of filming, this group of people still seemed to have a burning passion in their eyes. Ji Polun had not heard them mention the words "go back and rest."
Intuition told Ji Polun that he could not relax!
A-list and superstar actors who were better than him were already so hardworking. How could a second-tier actor like him have the nerve to slack off? Furthermore, watching this group of people compete with each other also made Ji Polun's blood boil. What a great learning opportunity!
The changes in the cast of "Warring States" did not attract too much attention.
Now that there were more film crews shooting at the film studio, it was bustling, and the people who owned hotels in the area were making a killing.
Because there were more people, identities were complicated, and it gave some people an opportunity to take advantage of.
Wang Tie had made full use of his advantage in disguise and his ability to speak in a human language and speak in a ghost language to successfully infiltrate the film studio.
However, just as he was planning to sneak into the palace, he saw the stone tablet erected in front of the palace gates. He glanced at Fang Zhao's name, and before he could think further, his guts trembled.
After asking around, he felt that the person on the stone tablet was very likely the one he was most afraid of.
After careful consideration, Wang Tie decided not to go to Silver Wing's film studio as often as possible. Instead, he went to other film studios nearby to take a look. Every day, before starting work, he would go online to see if channel S5 was broadcasting live and if Fang Zhao was on the broadcast. Only after confirming that Fang Zhao was still on planet Baiji could he work in peace.
On channel S4, today's live broadcast was Woo Tianhao teaching martial arts. The apprentices... were a bunch of tiger-eared monkeys.
These animals would not easily hurt people because they were not aggressive. Woo Tianhao's uncle had said that the mountain needed some living creatures for it to feel more alive. Woo Tianhao didn't need to film on this mountain, so he could let some animals in.
Woo Tianhao did as he was told, and the keepers were happy to see this happen. The next day, a group of tiger-eared monkeys was sent over. At first, these tiger-eared monkeys were very vigilant and kept a distance from humans, but gradually, they realized that they could get more delicious food by staying close to humans. They did not have to worry about food or drink, and the food was much better than the food given by the keepers. Now, they could not be chased away.
One day, when Woo Tianhao was practicing martial arts, a tiger-eared monkey imitated Woo Tianhao's movements. Woo Tianhao thought it was interesting and did not chase it away. Who knew that after two days, a group of tiger-eared monkeys would appear in his dojo.
Woo Tianhao would never have dreamed that his first batch of apprentices would be a bunch of extraterrestrial monkeys!
After the live broadcast ended, Woo Tianhao received a call from his uncle.
"What, trying to trick me into acting again?" Woo Tianhao was about to decline when he heard his uncle wanted him to act in a new TV series, but his uncle's next words made Woo Tianhao pause.
Woo Tianhao's face lit up with excitement as he asked, "That project, are you sure it will be restarted?"
"There is an 80% chance it will be restarted. Filming will probably start next year, the year after next. How about it, do you want to fight for it? "
"Nonsense! Of course I do! "
On another mountain.
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